The Time for Change Is Now (1/31/2026) - In the shadows of the towering Himalayas, Hindu Kush, and Karakoram mountains, where rivers flow with a whispered promise of progress, lies a region where half of the population remains politically muted, their voices drowned by the echoes of patriarchy. Gilgit-Baltistan, a land of breathtaking beauty and untapped human potential, is also a place where …
After Rescue and Relief, the Real Test Begins (1/31/2026) - In Gilgit-Baltistan, natural disasters are never short-term events. Earthquakes, floods, and landslides leave lasting impacts, and the real struggle for affected families begins when rescue teams leave and emergency aid slows down. The victims of the Attabad landslide and artificial lake, Tali Das in Ghizer, the Babusar floods, and recently earthquake-hit villages of Chipurson illustrate …
Educating Women in Forgotten Regions (1/30/2026) - By Gulshan Fatima “Education is equal for all, regardless of gender.” According to the World Economic Forum and the Gender Gap Report 2025, 52% of women in Pakistan were literate, but there is still a significant gender gap. Pakistan was ranked 148th out of 148 countries, which means it was last in the world for …
Chipursan Earthquake: From Emergency Response to Lasting Resilience (1/30/2026) - By Salmanuddin Shah Historically, people in mountainous regions have responded to natural disasters through localized mechanisms, rarely relying on external assistance. Communities in areas such as Gilgit-Baltistan have faced earthquakes, landslides, floods, and avalanches with remarkable resilience, often attributing these events to the will of God. Life in the mountains has long been intertwined with …
“A Region Left Behind: Gilgit-Baltistan’s Struggle for Digital Access” (1/29/2026) - The little-known public sector organisation and Gilgit-Baltistan’s largest mobile and internet service provider namely the infamous Special Communication Organisation (SCO) has consistently failed to deliver. Yet it continues to insist to retaining control while celebrating incremental progress and remains reluctant to acknowledge the bitter truth that providing reliable telecom and internet facilities on modern standards …
After the Earthquake, Chipursan Waits in the Cold (1/26/2026) - When the 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Chipursan Valley, high in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, it was not only houses that collapsed. In a matter of seconds, an entire community was pushed into uncertainty and displacement in the middle of winter. Chipursan is home to around 4,000 people. Today, nearly 90 percent of the population is displaced, …
Iqbal Ud Din Sahar was an institution of ‘Adab’ (1/26/2026) - By Lal Sahib Nadir Khan Senior Advocate The death of Iqbal ud Din Sahar has created a vacuum in the field of literature and culture and left a significant mark in the heart of people of Chitral and Ghizer. I am not a writer and not in a position to encompass the life history and …
Democracy is Ignorance: Reflection on Aristotle’s Perspective (1/25/2026) - By Babar Khan From an Aristotelian perspective, democracy risks ignorance when it elevates numerical majority over cultivated virtue and reason. Aristotle warned that when political power rests primarily with the many, without sufficient moral and intellectual formation, governance drifts toward ochlocracy, the rule of the mob. In such a system, decisions are shaped not by …
Chupurson Earthquake: Urgent Need for Cash-Based Humanitarian Aid (1/25/2026) - By Qayyum Ali Shah The recent earthquake in Chupurson Valley, Gojal Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan has left the remote mountain communities in a state of profound hardship. Entire villages were shaken by tremors and subsequent damage of houses, schools, community centres, irrigation infrastructures, animal shads and land degradation by landslides, forcing families to abandon their ancestral …
Chipursan Valley: The People, Landscape, and Devastation of a 5.8-Magnitude Earthquake (1/22/2026) - Chipursan Valley is a narrow stretch of land located in the Gojal Sub-Division of District Hunza in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region. Bordering the Wakhan Corridor of Central Asia, the valley is home to a majority of Wakhi-speaking communities spread across almost a dozen villages and small settlements. North-west of Sost, the last major town on the …Like this:
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