Aziz Ali Dad A modern technological warrior is immune from human sentiments for he has been brought up by video games and virtual reality of modern communication. Hence, no chances for change of his heart and mind. If a modern warrior in a faraway place with a joystick of drones in his hand hits a [...]

Gilgit – Baltistan defeated Chitral to win the Shandur Polo Festival trophy. These images depict all colors of the festival. Filed under: Pakistan

GILGIT: Girls students outshined boys by claiming all the top positions in Gilgit-Baltistan Karakoram International University (KIU) SSC examination 2011 results announced on Saturday. “Of 14730 students in all, 6347 succeeded in SSC examination in Gilgit-Baltistan,” said Shahid Ali Khan, controller of examination KIU while announcing results at the university. Abida Parveen topped the examinations [...]

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A week ago, I traveled with my family to Baltistan and witnessed some breathtaking places. Our first stop was Skardu, a town that is surrounded by grey-brown coloured mountains, which hide the 8,000 metre peaks of the nearby Karakorum Range. Then we drove up two hours and reached Khaplu. The people of Khaplu are the most [...]

Hunza, July 15: The District Administration of Hunza-Nagar has ordered the hotel owners and transporters to immediately evacuate an area at the Southern end of spillway of the dammed Hunza River, towards Aliabad. According to initial reports the area has been declared vulnerable to landslide. There are also reports that some cracks have been observed [...]

By Shabbir Mir  GILGIT: A Chinese mountaineer who was seriously injured after being hit by a car pardoned the driver in the name of Pakistan-China friendship. The mountaineer, Rootian Feng, was seriously injured after being hit near Mashabrum Hotel, sources told The Express Tribune on Monday. Sources added that Feng became emotional, and magnanimously pardoned the driver in [...]

Sadia Mir The progress of a country depends mainly on the percentage of literacy. This percentage is very high among men in the world,but alarmingly low in case of women.So,for the progress of a country,education for women is as much essential as for men.Men and women are two wheels of the cart of society. The [...]

Gilgit, July 12: Ismailis across Gilgit- Baltistan and Chitral, like other parts of the world, celebrated Imamat Day of His Highness the Aga Khan IV, Shah Karim Al-Hussaini, with religious zeal and fervour. Celebratory events were held in all Ismaili majority parts of the region, as thousands of devotees came out to pay homage to [...]

Gilgit, July 12: Ismailis across Gilgit- Baltistan and Chitral, like other parts of the world, celebrated Imamat Day of His Highness the Aga Khan IV, Shah Karim Al-Hussaini, with religious zeal and fervour. Celebratory events were held in all Ismaili majority parts of the region, as thousands of devotees came out to pay homage to [...]