Addressing Road Accidents on the Karakoram Highway: A Call for Action (5/4/2024) - By Arif Hussain The Karakoram Highway (KKH), one of the world’s highest and most treacherous roads, has unfortunately become synonymous with tragic accidents claiming numerous lives due to various reasons including manmade errors, technical faults, and other factors. The recent incident near Yashukhal, involving bus number LES 8831 operated by Marcopolo Company, underscores the urgent …
Coffins on Wheels: Urgent Call for Safety Reforms on the Karakoram Highway (5/4/2024) - By Ali Muhammd A famous saying suggests, “Difficult roads often lead to beautiful destinations.” However, for those journeying from mainland Pakistan to Gilgit Baltistan, the road, though leading to breathtaking destinations, is treacherous. Each milestone passed feels perilously close to the brink of disaster, and the buses ferrying these travellers are, in reality, ‘Coffins on …
Remembering Gul Hammad Farooqui (5/3/2024) - By Benazir Samad Gul Hammad Farooqui’s sudden death was a profound shock to me. I had known him for over a decade. He was a stringer for ARY News in Chitral when I was the chief editor of ARY’s digital platforms. He contacted me after discovering that I was from Chitral. Politely introducing himself, he …
Deadly bus accident claims at least 15 lives in Gilgit-Baltistan, scores injured (5/3/2024) - GILGIT/CHILAS: At least 15 passengers have lost their lives in an unfortunate bus accident near Gonar Farm area of Diamer, confirmed Faiz Ullah Faraq, Spokesperson to the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. District Commissioner Diamer, Fiaz Ahmed, has confirmed the death of 16 passengers (13 male and 3 female). He said that 25 injured individuals were …
Character Formation: The Other Side of Curriculum (4/21/2024) - “Intelligence plus character ….. that is the true goal of education” (Martin Luther King) Epistemologically, the term ‘character’ has been derived from a Greek word which means ‘engrave’ i.e., to engrave marks upon individuals which lead them to behave in certain ways (Sullivan, 2004). Character is also defined as an integration of habits good or …
Clouds on Demand: The Rain-Seeding Technology May Disturb the Nature! (4/21/2024) - Karim Khan Saka The concept of “clouds on demand” sounds like a solution straight out of science fiction, promising the ability to summon rain whenever and wherever needed. However, while rain-seeding technology holds potential benefits for addressing water scarcity and droughts, its widespread implementation raises critical questions about its impact on natural ecosystems and weather …
14 professionals from Gilgit-Baltistan attend GLobal UGRAD Conference in Bangkok (4/19/2024) - ISLAMABAD: (PR) 14 professionals from Gilgit Baltistan attended the Global UGRAD Conference held at Bangkok Thailand organized by IREX with the generous funding of the US State Department. Around 150 Global UGRAD Alumni were chosen from across the Pakistan for this prestigious conference. Mr. Shakir Hussain Shakir was featured as a success story of the alumni …
Child Marriage in Gilgit Baltistan: Policy Vs Politics (4/13/2024) - By Shah Zaman In developed countries, the state serves as the primary guardian of children (Humans under 18 years of age), while in developing countries, the family is responsible for protecting their children with little to no contribution from the state. The developed world has adopted an ecosystem of child welfare, ensuring children’s safety, permanence, …
Uncovering Legal Blindspots: The Falak Noor Case (4/13/2024) - I begin this article with a clear assertion that child marriages are a blatant violation of children’s fundamental rights, principle of policy and statutes. While the Supreme Court has yet to adopt a progressive stance on this issue, there was hope that the Chief Court of Gilgit Baltistan could have taken a step forward in …Like this:
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Wildlife officials attend training to curb illegal hunting through crime scene investigation (4/19/2024) - Islamabad (PR): Illegal hunting earns more than legal hunting in Pakistan. Developed countries use crime scene evidence as a main source to prove the crime of illegal hunting, but in Pakistan, the wildlife departments rely only on the oppression of poachers through recovery of guns and meat. When the poachers approach civil courts, they are …