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November 13, 2021November 13, 2021 thehighasia

Remembering Hassan Nasir

Hassan Nasir was the son of the nobility from India’s Hyderabad Deccan. But he fought on the side of the peasantry in the historic Telangana revolt.

November 4, 2021November 5, 2021 thehighasia

As Pakistan faces gas crisis, hope revives for TAPI

Pakistan only started importing liquefied natural gas six years ago, but its growing dependence on super-chilled fuel is starting to turn into a nightmare.

October 13, 2021October 13, 2021 thehighasia

Rights defenders reject ‘negotiations’ with TTP

Prime Minister Imran Khan in interviews to TRT, a Turkish channel, and ‘Middle East Eye’ said that his government was in talks with TTP.

September 19, 2021September 19, 2021 thehighasia

Making Gilgit-Baltistan fifth province

The matter of granting provisional provincial status to Gilgit-Baltistan involves a contested political process with multifarious implications to the interests of stakeholders

September 7, 2021September 12, 2021 thehighasia

For Afghan students, new orders cut contact between peers

The Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, marked on August 15, has prompted a sequence of pushbacks on the rights and regular movements of citizens, especially women who, as they anticipated, are facing multiple threats to political representation, education and public work.

August 19, 2021August 19, 2021 thehighasia

Afghan envoy says hold-out Panjshir province can resist Taliban rule

DUSHANBE, Aug 18: The Afghan ambassador to Tajikistan on Wednesday rejected Taliban rule of his country and said Panjshir province,

July 22, 2021August 13, 2022 thehighasia

On the road in Uzbekistan

A 2,500-kilometer road trip by Anzor Bukharsky, one of Central Asia’s most beloved photographers and cultural commentators, offers a rare

June 18, 2021June 10, 2022 thehighasia

Speakers vow to resist attacks on media, judiciary

Leaders of lawyers’ and media bodies, human rights defenders, and parliamentarians Thursday vowed to resist increasing assault on judiciary and media.

May 18, 2021May 18, 2021 thehighasia

Massive protests by Leftwing activists across Pakistan against Israeli atrocities

Activists of the Leftwing AWP, WDF, PrSF, PSC and media persons condemn the complicity of Muslim states, imperialist powers in killings of Palestinians, including children; demand international community’s intervention to stop the continued attacks and genocide of Palestinians by Israel.

April 13, 2021November 28, 2021 thehighasia

Remembering Mashal means resisting politics of hate

by Aasim Sajjad Akhtar When Mashal Khan was brutally lynched four years ago, the Tehrik-e-Labbaik-Pakistan (TLP) was still a relatively

March 29, 2021August 13, 2022 thehighasia

Conflict, peace and fragility: fault lines in G-B

By Ghulam Amin Beg For some years we thought that we have learned our lessons and embraced peace after decades

March 27, 2021August 13, 2022 thehighasia

FIR against women march organisers

AAM dismayed at a Peshawar court order News Desk Islamabad: The organisers of the Aurat Azadi March (women liberation march)

March 17, 2021August 13, 2022 thehighasia

AAM: leading personalities condemn smear drive

High Asia Herald Report Journalists, politicians, academics, intellectuals and rights activists have expressed solidarity with the organisers of the Aurat

March 6, 2021May 16, 2021 thehighasia

Political parties, lawyers support PFUJ long march

Political parties and lawyers have expressed their resolve to fight for the freedom of the press, expression guaranteed in the Constitution. They called for an end to muffling of the freedom of media and expression, repressive censorship, press advice, retrenchments of journalists and media workers, payment of salaries, the abolition of the unjust and discriminatory advertisement policy of the federal government and implementation of the 8th Wage Board Award.