Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) may not be a priority region in terms of governance and social development, but a group of socially-conscious and culture-sensitive people have experimented with the integration ...

Taking the ghizhek (a traditional violin) from a hanger on a wooden pillar and slowly dusting it off with an old piece of cloth, Ustad Rehmatullah Baig starts playing it with the kamuncha (violin bow) ...

The Hunza Valley, a region in the Gilgit–Baltistan territory of northernmost Pakistan, is renowned not only for its spectacular natural scenery of majestic mountains and glittering lakes but also for ...

It is said that Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Mohammad Akbar asked Tansen, his court singer and one of his "nine jewels," if he was the most melodious person on earth. Tansen responded that his mentor ...