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From Tents to Safe Homes: Making Housing Policy Work in Gilgit Baltistan

In Gilgit Baltistan, the housing crisis is not simply about a shortage of homes. It is also about families repeatedly…

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Beyond One Protector: The Case for Widening the Mecca Pact

By Syed Tajammul Abbas Common people do not read treaties when bombs are falling. A storekeeper closes his store; a…

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Reporting Under Threat: Intimidation and Violence Against Journalists in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Mubarak Hussain Azad was at the Press Club when word came that a crowd had gathered at Yadgar Chowk in…

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At Tashkurgan, a Viral Video Exposes the Fault Lines in Khunjerab Border Trade

By Ghulam Amin Beg A viral video from the bus station in Tashkurgan, the Chinese border town on the China-Pakistan…

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Skardu in the Dark: How Three Days Without Electricity Expose a Bigger Crisis

By Farwa Yaqoob For the past three days, Skardu has been without electricity. According to reports circulating among residents, a…

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