Another feather in the cap of Kashif Shehroze
Kashif Shehroze aka Broadboy on Aug 8, 2022 became the youngest climber in the world to summit Gasherbrum-II mountain.
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Diamer-Bhasha dam is neither green nor cheap
Pakistan is pushing ahead with hydropower as a low-cost way of ‘greening’ its energy sector, but this ignores the latest research as well as the history of large dams in the country.
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Team at Nilt to start rescue operation at Rakaposhi
As the rescue team waits for the helicopter, communication has been re-established with the three climbers stranded at Rakaposhi for the last three days.
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PNCA to open culture centre in Gilgit-Baltistan
High Asia Herald Report Islamabad, Feb 17: Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) will set-up its regional culture centre
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K2: hopes for survival of three climbers waning
Search-rescue-operation remains suspended due to bad weather High Asia Herald Report File Photo of missing mountaineers: (From L-R) John Snorri
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Charming mosque of Gayal in Darel valley
After converting to Islam, the residents of Lelo Kot built the first mosque there by well-known masons and woodcarvers of the village.
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Five more prisoners of conscience freed today
Of the total 14 political prisoners, 10 have been so far freed in three phases. AWP leader Baba Jan, Iftikhar
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Gilgit-Baltistan — a land of unknowns
Amir Hussain It might have been a chilly Saturday with clouds of victory hovering over the defence lines of Gilgit
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Editorial: seven decades of disenfranchisement
More than 73 years since its independence, Gilgit-Baltistan remains subject to barely disguised colonial rule to await genuine enfranchisement. While
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Rural response to Covid-19
Mushtaq Ahmad There is a long history of global pandemic and epidemics, but there is also evidence that all these
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Free Baba Jan slogan echoes across GB, Pakistan
By Amir Roshan A massive protest joined by mourners on the occasion of Chehlum of the martyrs of Karbala at
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A case for participatory governance in G-B
By Ghulam Amin Beg The old Indian narrative on Jammu and Kashmir of a democratic dispensation, constitutionally guaranteed local autonomy
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Elections in Gilgit-Baltistan on Nov 15
General elections for the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA) will be held on November 15, according to a summary moved by the government and approved by President Arif Alvi. The notification comes amid a plethora of rumours in power corridors on the constitutional status of the disputed region triggering a debate in mainstream and social media.
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Nager: five sent to jail for poaching snow leopard
Two persons were sentenced to two years imprisonment and an Rs5 million fine each for poaching the endangered animal. Two
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A nerve-racking ordeal
Gilgit-Baltistan students are struggling to remain connected with the digital world By Ramish Khan There seems to be no one
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