Focus - Gilgit-Baltistan: Pakistan's tourist jewel tested by development and climate change
- In just a few decades, the Hunza Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, a remote mountainous region of northern Pakistan, has undergone a dramatic transformation.
- Expanded access to education, improved healthcare and strong local development have reshaped the area, in a model of progress often linked to foundations associated with the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community.
- The minority counts nearly 500,000 members in Pakistan and makes up around 90% of Hunza's population.
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- In just a few decades, the Hunza Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, a remote mountainous region of northern Pakistan, has undergone a dramatic transformation.
- Expanded access to education, improved healthcare and strong local development have reshaped the area, in a model of progress often linked to foundations associated with the Aga Khan, the spiritual leader of the Ismaili community.
- The minority counts nearly 500,000 members in Pakistan and makes up around 90% of Hunza's population.
Sources: France 24