Category: Society


  • Almost Communist: Fantasizing a Politics of Left in Gilgit-Baltistan

    Almost Communist: Fantasizing a Politics of Left in Gilgit-Baltistan

    The chaotic 20th century accounted for an unparalleled wave of bloody…

  • Is Bureaucracy Holy?

    Is Bureaucracy Holy?

    The sacred Civil-Military bureaucracy hides colonial legacy if history is unveiled.…

  • Analyzing the recent “Sponsored Graffiti” in Hunza along the Karakoram Highway

    Analyzing the recent “Sponsored Graffiti” in Hunza along the Karakoram Highway

    The sensitivity and emotional attachment of people of Gilgit-Baltistan with the…

  • Hunza is Waking Up!

    Hunza is Waking Up!

    Hunza sit-in demanding the release of 14 political prisoners incarcerated for…

  • Disability Rights Activist from Gilgit-Baltistan aims to raise 1 million PKR for families in need

    Disability Rights Activist from Gilgit-Baltistan aims to raise 1 million PKR for families in need

    As Gilgit-Baltistan moves towards a very crucial phase of the fight…

  • COVID-19: Hunza at the crossroads of a wonderful victory and a deadly defeat

    COVID-19: Hunza at the crossroads of a wonderful victory and a deadly defeat

    Because of the meticulous measures taken by the community to deal…

  • The book-delivery boys of Passu Hunza

    The book-delivery boys of Passu Hunza

    As dark clouds wrap descend on the famous Passu Cones, a…

  • Coronavirus and the Hunza Model

    Coronavirus and the Hunza Model

    Here are the reasons why Hunza has emerged successfully so far…

  • Water for well-being in Chitral’s Broghil Valley – AKAH Pakistan

    Water for well-being in Chitral’s Broghil Valley – AKAH Pakistan

    Broghil valley is home to more than 200 families, located around…

  • 7 Photo-stories on World Water Day 2020 from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC)

    7 Photo-stories on World Water Day 2020 from Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral (GBC)

    World Water Day is celebrated every year on 22nd March as…

  • Nestlé Pakistan to recycle 220,000 kgs of plastic waste in Hunza

    Nestlé Pakistan to recycle 220,000 kgs of plastic waste in Hunza

    Nestlé Pakistan, District Council Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan Waste Management Company (GBWMC) and…

  • In Pictures: His Highness Aga Khan’s First Visit to Hunza in 1960

    In Pictures: His Highness Aga Khan’s First Visit to Hunza in 1960

    On October 23, 1960, a historic occasion unfolded in the picturesque…

  • Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Chitral observes International Day of Peace

    Aga Khan Higher Secondary School Chitral observes International Day of Peace

    Aga Khan Higher Secondary School, Seenlasht, Chitral, organized student activities to…

  • Federation of Pakistan has no way but to implement Supreme Court directives

    Federation of Pakistan has no way but to implement Supreme Court directives

    The constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan is as old as the Kashmir…

  • Sonaina Hamiya: Working on Preservation of Burushaski Lanuguage

    Sonaina Hamiya: Working on Preservation of Burushaski Lanuguage

    My name is Sonaina and I’m from Aliabad, Hunza. I’ve recently…

  • Introducing #GBCProspers – Stories from Gilgit, Baltistan and Chitral

    Introducing #GBCProspers – Stories from Gilgit, Baltistan and Chitral

    Every day when we wake up, we struggle hard to make…

  • Pakistani Filmmaker Fahad Kahut uses Gilgiti Cap to depict terrorists of APS Peshawar Attack

    Pakistani Filmmaker Fahad Kahut uses Gilgiti Cap to depict terrorists of APS Peshawar Attack

    Pakistani filmmaker Fahad Kahut has used a Chilasi version of Gilgiti Cap to…

  • Gilgit to celebrate birthday of His Highness Aga Khan with an official holiday

    Gilgit to celebrate birthday of His Highness Aga Khan with an official holiday

    The district administration of Gilgit has announced a public holiday on…

  • Organization for Educational Change (OEC) elects new leadership

    Organization for Educational Change (OEC) elects new leadership

    Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral‘s largest youth-led non-profit initiative Organization for Educational Change…

  • Seminar Held at KIU to discuss the role of ECD in social transformation

    Seminar Held at KIU to discuss the role of ECD in social transformation

    GILGIT 24/7: The first ever seminar on Early Childhood Development (ECD)…

  • Seminar on Tourism and Its Socioeconomic, Political and Environmental Impact in Hunza

    Seminar on Tourism and Its Socioeconomic, Political and Environmental Impact in Hunza

    A team of 11 young researchers presented their case studies on…

  • LUMS Adventure Society organizes Shafqat Memorial Football Tournament in the memory of Cafe De Hunza’s late owner

    LUMS Adventure Society organizes Shafqat Memorial Football Tournament in the memory of Cafe De Hunza’s late owner

    LUMS Adventure Society (LAS), over its 20-year legacy, has been dedicated…

  • A man deprived of education is now the cause of education in Baltistan

    A man deprived of education is now the cause of education in Baltistan

    Muhammad Jan was deprived of education when his mother passed away.…

  • Executive Branch of Mashabrum Students Community Takes Oath in Islamabad

    Executive Branch of Mashabrum Students Community Takes Oath in Islamabad

    The leadership of Mashabrum Students Community (MSC) took an oath here…

  • GB Talent Exploring Society Inaugurates GBCL During Nowruz Celebrations at PNCA

    GB Talent Exploring Society Inaugurates GBCL During Nowruz Celebrations at PNCA

    GB Talent Exploring Society inaugurates the second edition of Gilgit-Baltistan Champions…

  • International Women’s Day: 15 Inspiring Women from GBC who are breaking barriers despite all odds

    International Women’s Day: 15 Inspiring Women from GBC who are breaking barriers despite all odds

    In celebrations of International Women’s Day, we look into the extraordinary…

  • Civil society of Chitral gathers at Press Club Islamabad in solidarity with PK-661 affectees

    Civil society of Chitral gathers at Press Club Islamabad in solidarity with PK-661 affectees

    Members of civil society of Chitral along with a number of…

  • 5 Facts That Might Put You to Think That Gilgit-Baltistan is Not Part of Pakistan

    5 Facts That Might Put You to Think That Gilgit-Baltistan is Not Part of Pakistan

    The legal status of Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as Norther Areas of…

  • So Surprising, Really?

    So Surprising, Really?

    The very recent victory of Shah Salim Khan in Hunza by-election…

  • The Disparity Between Social and Natural Sciences

    The Disparity Between Social and Natural Sciences

    There is no debate that the collective conscious of people from…