Month: June 2023
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Biography of Ali Qurban of Hunza, Northern Pakistan (Part 4): Poetry Composition, Cultural Transition and some Stories of Shimshali People while in China
By Fazal Amin Beg This is the final part of the biography of Ali Qurban of Northern Pakistan. In this part, he thoroughly discusses about the origin of his poetry composition in different genres and the development of the poetry at various levels. He also offers some reflections and explanation on the historical backgrounds of…
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Biography of Ali Qurban of Hunza, Northern Pakistan (Part 3): Attabad Disaster Politics, Hunza State in Comparison and Voluntary Contributions in Civil Society Organizations
By Fazal Amin Beg This is the third part of the biography of Ali Qurban of Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistn Region.Although, the Attabad disaster of January 4, 2010 remained highly exposed not only at local and national scale but rather got its international fame because the international players had their critical roles due to the strategic Hunza…
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Biography of Ali Qurban of Hunza, Northern Pakistan (Part 2): Students Politics in Karachi University to the Employment with Aga Khan Development Network
By Fazal Amin Beg This is the second part of the biography of Ali Qurban of Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan Region.it covers the interesting and miserable stories during his students life in the University while remaining part of the Democratic Students Federation (DSF) and later on, how does he return to the Northern Pakistan and gets employment…
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AComprehensive Biography of Ali Qurban , a renowned Poet of Northern Pakistan (Part 1): Prefatory Notes, Childhood, Family History and Education
By Fazal Amin Beg Prefatory Notes There is no doubt as it is universally recognized and famously said: “All humans are born equal.” However, I argue contextually that the genetic makeup, nourishment, care and development after birth of humans can then never be termed equal or similar. Even within one’s immediate family, even if the…
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Rural Development Initiatives in the Northern Pakistan through a Lens of A Dedicated Community Leader: Madam Bibi Husni Khan of Hunza Shares Experiences on Women Empowerment
By Fazal Amin Beg Introduction Imagine an extremely backward mountain society which was isolated from the rest of the world before the formal opening of the Karakoram Highway in 1978 and it had become only four years when a revolutionary rural development program is introduced with the name of Aga Khan Rural Support program (prominently…