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Govt plans to save Palas Valley

Islamabad, August 26, 2008: The city of Palas in Kohistan is known for its natural resources, dense forests, exotic species, including Western Tragopan (medium sized brightly plumaged pheasant) and efforts…

LSO Convention 2008 starts at KIU, Gilgit

by Zulfiqar Ali Khan Gilgit, August 26: The ”‘LSO Convention 2008’ organized by Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) has been started at Musharraf  hall, Karakoram International University, Gilgit. The…

REGIONAL GLACIAL LAKE OUTBURST FLOODS (GLOFs), RISK REDUCTION IN THE HIMALAYAS INITIATIVE, Update for July, 2008

by Amber Masud The Regional GLOF Risk Reduction Project, funded by DIPECHO and UNDP’s Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (BCPR), aims to address the risks posed by GLOFs in…

Op-Ed: Marvi Memon on pushing a bill for Northern Areas

by Ali Al - Hakim What was common between former President Gen. Pervez Musharraf, Aaj TV anchor Syed Talat Hussein, and MNA Marvi Memon is their sporadic and marginal interest in…

Workshop on Resource Mobilization for CSO held in Karachi

by Zulfiqar Ali Khan KARACHI, August 24: The 4-day workshop on resource mobilisation for civil society organisation (CSOs) was  concluded at a local hotel in Karachi, with the conclusion that diversification of…