Governing the ungovernable? Reflections on informal gemstone mining in high-altitude borderlands of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1080/13549839.2017.1357688
Abstract: ABSTRACT The ethnically diverse high-altitude region of Gilgit-Baltistan, with its complex political history, remains relatively free from the controlling gaze of the central state apparatus of Pakistan. In these extraordinary terrain, where local communities rule… read more here.
Keywords: pakistan; mining; gilgit baltistan; high altitude ... See more keywords
Geopolitics, statehood, violence and space compression in Gilgit-Baltistan
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DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2019.1576297
Abstract: ABSTRACT Existent literature about Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) has made remarkable contributions in furthering the understanding about this region which is unique for its ambiguous constitutional status and multicultural society. This article aims to complement the existing… read more here.
Keywords: violence; gilgit baltistan; compression; space ... See more keywords
Monsoons and medicine: the biopolitics of crisis and state indifference in Gilgit-Baltistan
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DOI: 10.1080/19472498.2019.1576306
Abstract: ABSTRACT Through the medium of a hospital ethnography, this paper explores the debilitating impacts of the 2010 monsoon floods on Gilgit-Baltistan’s public health sector, and interrogates how its escalating harms coalesced with long-standing state neglects… read more here.
Keywords: state; medicine; gilgit baltistan; crisis ... See more keywords
Measuring Mental Health of Caregivers of Special Children: A Case of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan
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DOI: 10.1177/2158244020919509
Abstract: The objective of this study was to assess the mental health of caregivers of special children in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), Pakistan. The sample of 100 caregivers (50 special and 50 normal) was recruited. Mental Health Inventory… read more here.
Keywords: special children; gilgit baltistan; caregivers special; health ... See more keywords
Spatial analysis of selceted soil parameters in potato growing areas of mountainous region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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DOI: 10.30848/pjb2019-2(29)
Abstract: The study explores the spatial variability of soil parameters in potato growing valleys of CKNP region, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Soil sample’s location was documented through handheld GPS. Investigation reveals that soil of study area varies from… read more here.
Keywords: potato growing; soil parameters; region gilgit; parameters potato ... See more keywords