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By Sadia Kalsoom
Beuty of Hunza The nation of Pakistan appeared on the map as a sovereign state in August 1947 as a result of the division of the British Indian Empire. The country, however, is far from homogeneous. The half-a-dozen civilisations that have flourished here have left their imprints [...] ATTABAD: The water is rising day by day in this remote part of northern Pakistan, and with it, so is the fear among thousands who stand to lose their crops, their homes and maybe even their lives. A massive landslide early this year formed a natural dam in the Hunza River, creating [...] By Fazal Amin Baig The year 2010 witnessed a natural disaster, which did not indicate a good omen to the people of Pakistan, particularly to the dwellers of the Indus River and Gilgit-Baltistan, resulting in result of a dangerous battle between the nature and the humans. January 4, 2010 caused disaster at considerable [...] ISLAMABAD(APP): Pakistan Pavilion in the International Tourism Exchange (ITB-Berlin 10-14 March 2010) pulled over a great number of German and international visitors to the Pakistan’s enchanting beauties in its rich tourism sector.The world’s largest five-day tourism exhibition was inaugurated at Berlin, Germany, said a fax message received here Wednesday. Pakistan pavilion was [...]
GILGIT: Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan, Mian Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo on Friday said, It is the success of foreign policies of Pakistan People’s Party that the United States for the first time has agreed to mediate between Pakistan and India over Kashmir issue. This, he said while addressing a press conference here.He [...]
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Qamar Zaman Kaira Thursday asked civil society, corporate sector and philanthropists to come forward and help government in its relief and rehabilitation effort for victims of recent land-slide in Attabad, Hunza. The Minister, who is also Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan was talking to Vice President Corporate Affairs of [...] By Safdar Ali Shah ( Editor Hunzatimes ) KARACHI: Several hundred clients of the First Microinsurance Agency (FMiA) in Karachi were offered basic outpatient care, along with information on health insurance, in a new programme designed to make poor people aware of micro insurance services and their benefits. The clinics, which are sponsored by FMiA, are [...] ISLAMABAD: Terming remarks by the spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs on the Gilgit-Baltistan elections “unwarranted”, Pakistan said the government of India had no locus standi in the matter. “We have seen the remarks by the spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs made today in which he has described the elections held [...] President Asif Ali Zardari has appreciated the social welfare activities of Agha Khan Foundation for poverty alleviation and the establishment of the first micro finance bank. He was talking to Prince Karim Agha Khan, who is on a- two-day visit to Pakistan, who called on the President at the Presidency on Tuesday. President Zardari said that [...] |
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