The aim of this magazine is to connect the communities of Hindu Kush, Himalaya, Karakorum and Pamir by providing them a common accessible platform for production and dissemination of knowledge.

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Aziz Ali Dad

Aziz Ali Dad is a social philosopher and civil society worker based in Gilgit. He regularly writes for the mainstream media on the issues pertaining to peripheral communities.

The Sectarian Specter in Gilgit-Baltistan

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The issue of sectarian violence in Gilgit–Baltistan cannot be analysed through idealized view which tends to paint the region as idyllic paradise where no violence occurred in history before the advent of modernity. On the contrary, the reality is that sectarian violence has remained a part and parcel of the history of Gilgit-Baltistan. Throughout history, Gilgit had been depopulated devastated various times because of intermittent wars between regional polities and different religions. Previously, this region was home to…