Kazakh, Kyrgyz nomads under Soviet rule
In his book, Nomads and Soviet Rule: Central Asia under Lenin and Stalin (I.B. Tauris, 2018), Alun Thomas examines the
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A glacial surge in Hunza
by Peter Deneen. Less than one percent of the world’s glaciers are characterized as “surge-type” glaciers. The Karakoram in High
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Competing presidential oaths plunge Afghanistan deeper into crisis
Afghanistan has descended into a full-blown political crisis after the two main contenders in a bitterly disputed presidential election —
Read MoreFour of a family among 26 perish in Rondu coaster accident
10 bodies have been fished out of the might Indus; rescue work continues to recover 16 others HAH Correspondent SKARDU,
Read More20 passengers die as coaster falls into Indus river at Rondu
News Desk At least 20 people including two children, have died as a passenger coaster fell into Indus river
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Brave women of Pakistan are marching today for equal rights
Marches will be held in Islamabad, Lahore, Faisalabad, Hyderabad, Peshawar, Karachi and Quetta High Asia Herald Report The
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A tale of two magazines
The closure of ‘Herald’ and ‘Newsline’ in Pakistan marks a larger crisis in the country’s journalism JAHANZEB HUSSAIN | 2019 was
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IHC dismisses plea against Aurat March
Tribal mindset has taken over society, says CJ Minallah, emphasizing that it is important to see Aurat March in a
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Frida Kahlo was a captivating subject for photographers
The artist took photography as seriously as painting By Celia Stahr Frida Kahlo, like her father, used photographic images—often with written words
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Interpreting ‘Me Too’ Movement for Pakistan
By Anita Bakhtiar If you want an honest and surprising look into what the ‘Me Too’ Movement constitutes without
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Rethinking development agenda
Pakistan is an extremely patriarchal society … it’s not surprising that the women have never had the kind of visibility that
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Urdu feminist writing: new approaches
This issue of WWB is concerned with exploring new approaches to Urdu feminist writing. The field of Urdu writing generally,
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GB journalists trained on gender-sensitive reporting
HRCP, AKHSP conduct training workshop for reporters about gender issues; code of ethics to be developed for local reporters
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Pakistan’s social media rules disastrous for freedom of expression
By Michael Karanicolas Pakistan’s newly published Citizens Protection (Against Online Harm) Rules, 2020 (the Rules) pose a serious danger for free speech in that country.
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Protecting Pakistan’s children
By Anita Bakhtiar As a citizen born in the 1980s, I grew up watching Kashmir Solidarity Day parades and looking
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