For Swat into three districts
By Zubair Torwali Swat is truly said to be a Switzerland in the East or Switzerland could be Swat
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Tourism
Global tourist arrivals could fall by 80pc: reports
The pandemic causes a 22% decline in tourist arrivals in Q1, or $80bn loss, says UNWTO reports Herald Report
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Killing the virus and saving the economy
By S. Akbar Zaidi The trade-off being presented of saving lives through a lockdown to eliminate the coronavirus and killing the
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Urumqi’s Grand Bazaar enters peak season
News Desk Holiday spirits are back in Urumqi’s International Grand Bazaar. More than 60,000 visited the bazaar on Friday, as
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There’s still hope for Karakoram climbing in 2020
News Desk As some countries start to see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel and authorities struggle to
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Artwork depicting Hopar valley’s biodiversity, life on auction
Painting ‘Maintain the biodiversity of magnificent Hopar Valley’ by Tahir Bilal Umii. Credit: Gallry6 Gallery6 takes initiative to provide relief
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COVID-19: ‘home lockdown’ in GB from today
https://www.facebook.com/HighAsiaTv/videos/2653812291564140/?t=2 Herald Report Gilgit/Islamabad As Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) records the first casualty of COVID-19, the most contagious virus, and a
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COVID-19 brings life to a halt in GB as total cases rise to 21
Hotels, motels, and guest houses turned into incubation centres; markets, shops, parks, wedding halls shut; religious congregations, public gatherings, rallies
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ITB: Berlin travel fair cancelled amid coronavirus fears
Organisers of the ITB travel trade fair in Berlin, billed as the world’s biggest, said Friday they were cancelling
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Coronavirus sets off scare through Gilgit-Baltistan
Over 500 students stuck in Wuhan plead for evacuation; Gilgit asks Islamabad to delay reopening of Sost border HAH Report
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Batura Sar peak remains unconquered in winter
Polish climbers team terminate expedition even before reaching the base camp Ali Qurban Mughani PASSU: The Polish climbers
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Italian climbing duo end GI&II bid after near-fatal crevasse fall
Simone Moro and his partner Tamara Lunger call off a plan to scale Gasherbrum I and II after injuries
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Joining bikers to explore GB
Gilgit-Baltistan is drawing an increasing number of motorcyclists: Photo: Marco Ferrarese by MARCO FERRARESE Each time I look down to
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German climber wants to experience Everest in winter
Jost Kobusch wants to experience the highest mountain peak in the world in winter without oxygen supplement and alone.
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Pakistan tops list of best 2020 holiday destinations
View of K-2 & Muztagh Tower from Abruzi Glacier”. The adventure traveller’s must-visit goes from strength to strength, wrote the award-winning
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