gemhunters, gemstones, karakorum, minerals, pakistan, photography

World of the High-Altitude Gemstone Hunters of Karakorum

Photographer Anna Huix beautifully captures these high-altitude gemstone hunters in Pakistan’s remote mountains of Karakoram. Originally from Barcelona, Anna Huix is a London-based photographer. I first came across her work at a folio show at the creative agency Mother in London. The series below is from a time she traveled with writer Simón Elias (also a mountain guide who ...

Jessica Kneipp

Mohammed Isaac in Shackla mine base camp. Pakistan

Is China Building a Naval Base in Pakistan?

China has been on the lookout for a place to build a new military base outside the country ever since Beijing opened its first foreign base in Djibouti. Though there have been talks that Pakistan might be the next host, there hadn’t been any solid evidence to support this theory… until now. New satellite images ...

Max Lu

A map of Pakistan.

Pakistan Tries to Shush Investigation on Sale of Brides to China

The government of Pakistan is reportedly silencing an investigation on the sale of poor women to Chinese men as brides. China is one of the biggest lenders in the Islamic country. As such, the administration has decided to turn a blind eye to the issue rather than risk losing access to future funds.   Selling ...

Max Lu

A Pakistani woman with her child.

Chinese Demand Triggers Bride Trafficking in Pakistan

Pakistan is one of the few countries that have enthusiastically participated in China’s Belt and Road Initiative. However, the people of Pakistan seem to have invited unwanted troubles together with the infrastructure projects, as several Pakistani women are said to have been trafficked across the border as brides to Chinese men. Bride trafficking in Pakistan ...

Max Lu

A Pakistani girl.