Samar Khan, Pakistani cyclist has become the first woman in the world to ride the cycle on 4,500 meters high Biafo Glacier in the Karakoram Mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan.
Khan had set out on a long journey from Islamabad to Skardu on...
People in FATA and Balochistan living in extreme multidimensional poverty whereas poverty ratio in KPK is at 49%, Gilgit-Baltistan and Sindh at 43%, Punjab at 31% while the rate is lowest in Azad Jammu and Kashmir at 25%
ISLAMABAD – Around 39 percent of...
Pakistan is heaven for foreign climbers who are eager to scale down different mountains including Nanga Parbat and K-2.
An eight-member French and Pakistan joint expedition has left for Gilgit-Baltistan on Friday to scale down Gasherbrum-II also known as K4....
Only 52% of government schools in the country have access to all four basic facilities which include toilets, boundary walls, electricity and drinking water, reveals the survey
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan District Education Rankings 2016 claims that Islamabad, Chakwal, and Kotli...
Strengthening linkages between value chain actors, mountain farmers and consumers is important in achieving sustainable growth in Hindu Kush Himalayan region
By Dr Surendra Raj Joshi
The bountiful mountain areas of the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) are a cornucopia of diverse, high-value...
Experts at Climate Change Adaptation seminar urge Government to introduce Climate Smart solutions and facilitate vulnerable communities in disaster risk reduction and adaptation
ISLAMABAD – Recurrent floods caused by increased rainfall or GLOF (glacial lake outburst flood) in the Upper Indus Basin...
Islamabad – On the directions of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and special assistant to PM, Capt. Shujaat Azeem, the National Flag carrier Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has increased its flight to GB and is now offering 11 flights per...
Islamabad (Pakistan) - German Ambassador Dr. Cyrill Nunn inaugurated three safe drinking Water Supply Schemes in Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan. These three Water Schemes in Chitral Town, Booni and Yasin Sandi will facilitate the access to quality water & sanitation...
