Phurba Tashi Sherpa, the most accomplished high-altitude climber in history, holds a bucket and crowbar as he claws through the rubble of his home seven months after Nepal's earthquake shattered…
WHITE people’s quest to climb the world’s highest peaks is well known. I have written about how mountaineering in the Himalayas developed as an offshoot of colonialism. The very language…
LAST weekend, hundreds of trekkers found themselves stranded on the Tibetan side of Mount Everest when an unexpected storm hit the area. Reports say that heavy snowfall hampered rescue efforts.…
Pakistan has a unique mountain landscape, where the Himalayas, Karakoram, and Hindu Kush ranges converge and have different characteristics. It is home to five of the 14 peaks higher than…
THE Shangla terrorist attack on the Chinese engineers’ vehicle is having consequences. Chinese companies have suspended work on at least three critical hydropower projects: the Dasu dam, the Diamer-Basha dam, and the Tarbela 5th…
A passport serves as a symbol of a nation’s global standing and the level of respect it commands in the international community. It is a key document that facilitates travel…
On the evening of January 27, 1967 the Apollo 1 crew was performing a test rehearsal on the pad at Launch Complex 34 when a spark from a power surge…
Pakistan is blessed with marvellous mountains, right from the Margalla Hills in Islamabad to Galiyat in Murree and the Karakoram, Hindu Kush and Himalaya ranges. All are great tourist attractions.…
WITH the no-confidence motion to be voted upon today (Saturday) by a parliament restored on the Supreme Court’s order, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stint in power could be over by midday.…
A three-day programme on raising awareness of the importance of mountains organised by the Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC) has concluded with a purposeful hike on Trail 5 of Margalla Hills, Islamabad. PTDC…
