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By Fakhar e Alam PESHAWAR, Mar 04 (APP):High in the alpine meadows of Azad Kashmir, the endangered Kashmir markhor, which once leapt freely across rocky cliffs nourished by glacial streams, is under heightening threat following Indus Water Treaty (IWT) violations by India. Along the banks […]

ISLAMABAD, Oct 30 (APP): The National Institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage (Lok Virsa), in collaboration with the Yunus Emre Institute, organized a grand cultural evening and photographic exhibition on Thursday to commemorate Turkiye’s National Day. The event was a vibrant celebration of the enduring […]

MULTAN, Jul 6 : Once a source of attraction for every household, the beautiful and world-renowned art of Blue Pottery and Kashigari is facing extinction due to expensive tools, lack of funds and dearth of skilled artisans. Despite efforts by a few passionate craftsmen and […]

ISLAMABAD, Jun 3 : Deadly heat waves, catastrophic floods and vanishing glaciers threaten millions of lives and livelihoods, resting Pakistan among the top vulnerable nation to climatic disasters and making it fight against climate change as a battle for survival. The country faces a climate […]

MULTAN, Jun 22 : When the mankind galloped off on the road to modernism, many primitive values were trampled down knowingly or unknowingly, to be replaced by modern living and styles. Some very noble and heart-soothing cultural and traditional values faded away with the passage […]

PESHAWAR, Jun 15 : The dramatic interplay of sunshine and clouds, often accompanied by moderate to erratic rainfall, paints a mesmerizing landscape at historic Babusar Top, the high-altitude mountain pass nestled in upper Kaghan Valley of Mansehra district. Attracting thousands of tourists during summer especially […]

PESHAWAR, Apr 27 : The rugged mountains and lush green valleys of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) are rich in culture, history, tourism and its untapped mines and mineral reservoirs if developed properly can bring an economic turnaround for province and the country. However, the dream of […]

PESHAWAR, Apr 13 : “Every era on earth would be worse than the previous era and the best era is in which I am living” were the golden words of our holy Prophet Hazrat Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him). So, thereon, races after races and […]

KUNMING, March 15 : In a small village in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, a crystal-clear stream has for generations been more than just a source of water — it is the lifeblood of an ancient tradition: paper-making. When she played in the stream as a […]

PESHAWAR, Feb 14 : The pain of Abid Khan’s father continued unabated as he daily pushes his son on wheelchair to visit playground to watch children playing different games to get him amused as he fell prey to poliovirus in his childhood and paralyzed for […]