Americans in Hunza: How a serene holiday turned into a war-time evacuation Part-3

Thursday May 08. News back in Fairy Meadows was not promising. Pakistan and India were officially at Dagger’s drawn and while we were trudging along the trek to Beyal, multiple strikes have already happened in the morning. India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ targeting several airbases deep inside Pakistani territory, officially initiating what was later coined as […]

Borith Lake at Risk: Ecological Alarms in Gilgit-Baltistan

Writer with a guest!

Writer: Naveed Bari Nestled at an elevation of 2,600 meters above sea level in the shadow of the mighty Passu Glacier, Borith Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan is more than just a scenic alpine marvel. It is a high-altitude wetland of ecological significance, home to a delicate and diverse array of flora and fauna—particularly migratory and endangered […]