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Sabotaging Democracy in  Gilgit Baltistan
Shimshal A Village of Philanthropy
Moving south for the winter: The rich move out as the poor freeze in
Gilgit-Baltistan
GILGIT: It may have only been ceremonial, but the people of GB’s Nagar
district still took the crowning of their new king, a tradition dating
back 1,200 years, very seriously indeed.
Australian High Commissioner Margaret Adamson, said the her government
was pleased to assist in improving the accessibility and quality of
education in the most remote and marginalized communities of
Gilgit-Baltistan.
The Karakoram Anomaly Project (KAP) is a multifaceted endeavour
combining scientific field research, creative multimedia, community
development programmes and mountaineering in the Karakoram Range of
Gilgit Baltistan.Sergiu Jiduc London, United Kingdom
Hunza by-polls process ordered to be held again. AWP leader Baba Jan,
will have another chance to contest Hunza by-elections as GB’s apex
court has asked election commission on Tuesday to redo the entire
process for the polls within 45 days.
GB (Hunza): AWP launch mass campaign against Baba Jan and other
activists’ prison sentence Baba Jan and others’ sentences will not be
accepted by the people who have developed a connection with their
struggle, reflected in the widespread popularity of the slogan “Teri
Jan Meri Jan, Baba Jan Baba Jan,” (Your Dearest and Mine, Baba Jan Baba
Jan).
The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court has allowed Awami Workers Party
candidate Baba Jan to contest the by-elections in Hunza from behind the
bars.
Pakistan’s National Animal Ibex Hunted & Endangered in Gilgit Baltistan
Social media has been swarmed by heartbreaking and utterly cruel
pictures of these hunters.
“One Samina Not Enough”- Samina Baig, a new global role model from
Pakistan
SHIMSHAL VALLEY, Pakistan — For centuries, this tiny village in the far
northern tip of Pakistan has been known as the home of some of central
Asia’s toughest inhabitants.. Post Published on Washington Post By Tim
Craig is The Post’s bureau chief in Pakistan. He has also covered
conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan and within the District of Columbia
government.
The Renegade Writer's Query Letters That Rock
https://books.google.com.pk/books?isbn=1933338091 Linda Formichelli,
‎Diana Burrell - 2005 - ‎Reference The Hunza king claims they usually
come true. On the Chitral side, the area was dominated by the ... The.
Writer: Paul. Raffaele. I never went to journalism school, instead
being trained as a broadcast journalist by the Australian
Broadcasting ... There’s more to the story. On the Gilgit side, a
couple of hours up the mountain is the legendary kingdom of Hunza where
people are said to commonly live to 100 or more. The present king still
lives there, and I could bring in the angle of some of the world’s
hardiest people living in this area, which reflects the tough nature of
their favourite sport, polo. They have a Wizard Of Hunza, the latest in
a line of powerful shamans who stretch back beyond when Alexander the
Great’s troops came here. He performs a prophetic ritual, going into a
trance and communing with the queen of the snow fairies who gives him a
prophecy. The Hunza king claims they usually come true. This is an
excerpt from The Renegade Writer’s Query Letters That Rock. It includes
a fabulous query for Smithsonian as well as comments from the writer
and the assigning editor. Enjoy! [The e-mail contained two more
fleshed-out story ideas.]
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