A project that combines satellite images, mapping technologies and the local knowledge of villagers to help build climate-proof settlements in disaster-prone areas of Pakistan won an international award on Thursday. More than one million people have benefited from the Aga Khan Agency for Habitat (AKAH) Pakistan project, which was a gold prize winner at the World […]
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CHITRAL: The site selected for the construction of University of Chitral campus in Syed Abad area near Drosh town has been termed unfeasible for such an important project as the region is hazard-prone and lacks basic infrastructure facilities. Putting in place the required infrastructure will lead to a 27 per cent increase in the overall
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It was his first contact with another elephant in eight years. Reaching out with his trunk, Kaavan tentatively greeted a fellow inhabitant of the Cambodian sanctuary where he is beginning his new life after being rescued from grim conditions in the Islamabad zoo. The 36-year-old bull elephant — dubbed the “world\’s loneliest” — was the
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Senior Australian special forces soldiers drank beer out of the prosthetic leg of a dead Taliban soldier at an unauthorised bar in Afghanistan – with a photograph of the act being revealed for the first time by Guardian Australia. A number of photographs obtained by the Guardian show one senior soldier – who is still serving –
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PESHAWAR: The price of a permit to hunt Pakistan’s endangered Astor markhor suffered a markdown of over $20,000 as compared to last year, as the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) wildlife department recently auctioned licenses for the hunting of over 100 rare species under a trophy hunting program. The enormous license fee to kill the rare markhor, a
Anita Karim There are many dimensions to Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah, Aga Khan III’s demeanour in his public life. Born on November 2, 1877, Sir Sultan Mahomed Shah became the 48th Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims at the tender age of eight years. From that time, he was actively involved in social endeavours in
Abbas Nasir Whether Ayaz Sadiq’s Abhinandan statement in the National Assembly was a major fiasco for the PML-N, even the country, or a mere bump in the road that will fade away in the rear-view mirror within days, there was a telling lesson inherent in the episode. Ayaz Sadiq was wrong in going public with what
Poliomyelitis, often identified as polio, is a crippling disease that remains preventable but entirely incurable around the globe. Till date, the only two vaccines available to the world for prevention against the wild virus are oral polio vaccines (OPVs) and inactivated polio vaccines (IPVs). While some positive cases remain asymptomatic, others have reported fevers, stomach
India is outraged over a new bank note issued by Saudi Arabia to mark the upcoming G20 summit which shows Kashmir as a separate state. The currency note in question was issued on October 24 by Saudi Arabia to celebrate the kingdom\’s leadership of the Group of Twenty (G20). It contains a photo of King
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The IED blast in Peshawar on Tuesday morning brings to an end a relatively long period without high casualty terrorist attacks in the country. And Pakistanis have once again been reminded that their children are not safe in their places of learning. At least eight young people died and more than 110 were injured when the
