‘Are we animals?’: migrants bear brunt of lockdown
Migrant workers in India, Pakistan and Nepal are crushed by poverty as earnings come to an abrupt halt in the
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‘Afghan women with disabilities face discrimination’
News Desk Disabled women in Afghanistan have complained of widespread discrimination they suffer in their country, which has one of
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Pakistan’s younger women riding a digital wave in drive for better jobs
When Kainat Naz joined a women-friendly technology boot camp a year ago, she had no idea it would completely change
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Covid-19 and misinformation
“O you who believe! if a person of bad characters brings you any news, verify it, lest you should harm
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Outrage on preacher’s misogynistic remarks against women
Political, social, human rights activists condemn Maulana Tariq Jameel for insulting 220m people, women and media High Asia Herald
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Imran Khan sidelined by military during coronavirus outbreak
Pakistan prime minister’s halting approach has left a gap for the army to step in and orchestrate policy, says a
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Tajik farmers told to avoid fasting
Tajikistan, where around 65 per cent of the population works in agriculture, claims to not have any cases of coronavirus.
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COVID-19 and mental health challenges
Mental health is still considered a taboo in Pakistan Aleena Khan & Wajid Islam All over the world, mental
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Rare footage of lynx hunting markhor in Chitral
High Asia Herald Report The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Wildlife Department team and a WWF-Pakistan’s filmmaker captured a Himalayan lynx
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Govt asked to withdraw deal with clerics, enforce complete lockdown
Doctors, WHO, and HRCP warn the government against the spike in Coronavirus cases if religious congregations allowed High Asia
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Earth Day 50
News Desk Earth Day was first organized in 1970 to remember and appreciate the environment, and our responsibilities and roles
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Covid-19 could increase gender inequalities in HKH
There is a need to focus responses on women in Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) regions, write Chanda Gurung Goodrich and Kosar
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There’s still hope for Karakoram climbing in 2020
News Desk As some countries start to see light at the end of the COVID-19 tunnel and authorities struggle to
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What role developed states can play in pandemic
By Wajidul Islam COVID-19 in a single person means that the whole human species is at risk. Statistics
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Prayers in mosques while corona outbreak
By Mesum Qasmi Insistence on offering prayers in mosques during the pandemic, knowing you can contract a virus and spread
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