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 …
Gilgit-Baltistan Child Protection Commission Approves Prevention Framework, ToRs, and Training Plans (1/18/2026) - GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan Child Protection Commission (GB-CPC) has approved key policy and implementation measures aimed at strengthening child protection systems across the region, including finalized Terms of Reference (ToRs) for community-level committees, a comprehensive prevention framework, and capacity-building training packages, said a press release. The decisions were taken during the 7th meeting of the Commission, …
FBR Includes Gilgit-Baltistan Taxpayers in Federal Active Taxpayers’ List (1/14/2026) - ISLAMABAD: In a significant development affecting Gilgit-Baltistan, the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has decided to include taxpayers from Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan’s federal Active Taxpayers’ List (ATL). Previously, these taxpayers were listed only with the Gilgit-Baltistan Council Board of Revenue and were not reflected in the federal ATL. To give effect to this decision, the …
Suicide Cases Persist in Gilgit-Baltistan; 40 Lives Lost in 2025 (1/13/2026) - Gilgit: The troubling pattern of suicides in Gilgit-Baltistan persisted in 2025, with 40 people losing their lives during the year, according to official police statistics. Tanveer Abbas, a local journalist, citing data compiled by the Gilgit-Baltistan Police, has reported that 23 men and 17 women died by suicide across the region in 2025. District-wise figures …
Holy Healing (1/7/2026) - Jan-e-Alam Khaki and Nooruddin Punjwani The intersection of healing and holiness has become even more crucial than before, as medical, and spiritual pursuits are touching new horizons of discovery. As medicine advances and spiritual traditions continue to shape how people understand suffering, the two are increasingly meeting in meaningful ways. While modern medical science has …Like this:
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan Appointed First Pro-Chancellor as Aga Khan University Celebrates 461 Graduates (1/18/2026) - KARACHI: The Aga Khan University graduated 461 students from 18 degree programmes at its 38th Convocation in Pakistan and formally installed Princess Zahra Aga Khan as the University’s first Pro-Chancellor. As Pro-Chancellor, Princess Zahra will guide AKU in its continuing efforts to improve quality of life. In his message, AKU’s Chancellor, His Highness the Aga …
Rescue 1122 Responds to 7,336 Emergencies in Gilgit-Baltistan in 2025; Medical Emergencies Constitute the Largest Share as Road Traffic Accidents Claim 54 Lives (1/7/2026) - Gilgit: The annual emergency performance report of Rescue 1122 Gilgit-Baltistan for the year 2025 was formally released at the Rescue 1122 Headquarters in Gilgit during a briefing chaired by the Director General Rescue 1122 Gilgit-Baltistan, Azimullah. According to the official data, Rescue 1122 Gilgit-Baltistan emergency response to a total of 7,336 emergency incidents during 2025. …