Shamim Bano, a middle-school teacher, has recently returned from a fortnight in Kabul where she taught Afghan women to do search and rescue work. The training “involved climbing mountains and gorges ...

GILGIT: Two-day Bam-i-Dunya Film Festival kicked off in Gilgit on Friday to mark the International Mountain Day with the aim to promote responsible mountain tourism in Gilgit-Baltistan. The inaugural ...

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government with the support of an Italian organisation has started a professional high-altitude guides training programme to build the trust of mountaineers from around ...

Seven decades after it took control of the region, Pakistan is moving to grant full statehood to Gilgit-Baltistan, which appears as the northernmost part of the country in its official map. The scenic ...

Skardu Airport, nestled in a remote region, has emerged as one of the most fascinating and intimidating airports.

The Gilgit-Baltistan has the potential to attract tourism in the region, the region become tourism destination to tourists after East Indian company came to subcontinent in 18 th century. The British ...

Pakistan's strength has always rested in the diversity of its people. From the mountains of Gilgit-Baltistan to the plains of Punjab and the coast of Sindh, the country is a mosaic of identities, ...

The harsh days of winter are over in Pakistan's high north and while snow still tops the towering peaks that dominate the landscape, spring has arrived in the foothills ...

When the twin towers were hit on September 11, there was panic in Pakistan’s Hunza Valley. Javed Ali was sitting in the lobby of his hotel, the Hilltop, when the news came in. There were shrieks and ...