While Covid-19 has busted the myth of success and efficiency of the market economy and governance with the failing façade of profiteering at the cost of human welfare, people need to raise voice for their basic rights and push the state to improve the education and health systems Muhammad Ali-Musofer The Coronavirus pandemic has disrupted and paralysed the social and …

Covid-19 pandemic affecting human rights, weakest segments of society invisible and unheard, notes HRCP in its flagship report High Asia Herald Report Islamabad: Pakistan’s human rights record is worrisome as curbs on dissenting views increased. The outbreak of Coronasvirus will have far-reaching effects on people’s economic and social rights fundamental rights, says a report. “Widespread social and economic marginalisation have …

Migrant workers in India, Pakistan and Nepal are crushed by poverty as earnings come to an abrupt halt in the lockdown forced by the Covid-19 pandemic, says a report compiled by Joydeep Gupta, Zofeen T Ebrahim, Ramesh Bhushal, published in thethirdpole.net online magazine. News Desk Across South Asia, the impact of the Covid-19 on livelihoods has been extreme. Despite being an outlier …

News Desk Disabled women in Afghanistan have complained of widespread discrimination they suffer in their country, which has one of the highest proportions of disabled people in the world. Their accounts come as Human Rights Watch reports that many also face sexual harassment from government officials. https://www.rferl.org/a/denied-treatment-education-and-jobs-afghanistan-s-disabled-women/30581580.html?ltflags=mailer Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Afghan women and girls with disabilities are being confronted …

“O you who believe! if a person of bad characters brings you any news, verify it, lest you should harm people in ignorance and afterwards you become regretful for what you have done” (Al-Quran). Abu Bakar Sadiq Currently, the world is confronting with the issue of COVID-19 pandemic. But another big issue, hurting people especially social media users, more than …

Pakistan prime minister’s halting approach has left a gap for the army to step in and orchestrate policy, says a report published in the British leading newspaper Financial Times.   Imran Khan has been sidelined by Pakistan’s powerful military after failing to act decisively on the coronavirus crisis or impose a lockdown in an attempt to curb the spread of …

Mental health is still considered a taboo in Pakistan   Aleena Khan & Wajid Islam All over the world, mental health is considered a serious issue but it is still a taboo in Pakistan۔ But it has emerged as one of the major issues in the wake of the outbreak of Coronavirus pandemic. Indeed, these are difficult times. People all …

Doctors, WHO, and HRCP warn the government against the spike in Coronavirus cases if religious congregations allowed   High Asia Herald Report   Islamabad/Lahore/Gilgit: Doctors, world health watchdog, and a premier human rights body have alarmed at the spike in coronavirus cases in Pakistan and urged the government to enforce a complete lockdown. They have also asked the PTI-led government …

  There is a need to focus responses on women in Hindu Kush-Himalayan (HKH) regions, write Chanda Gurung Goodrich and Kosar Bano in an essay on gender inequalities during the pandemic published on the ICIMOD website    Disasters and public health emergencies often compound gender inequalities in developing societies. They do not have to, and in fact, rather could present opportunities …

  By Wajidul Islam   COVID-19 in a single person means that the whole human species is at risk. Statistics reveal that coronavirus is spreading like wildfire all over the world including some worse hit developed countries. The developed nations struggling due to the global pandemic, range from the United States of America to Europe and thus, bearing the brunt …

Government Intermediate College Taus begins online classes   By Gul Nayab Government College Taus in Yasin, Ghizer District, has started online lectures for the students to compensate them of the academic loss due to closure of colleges and universities following Coronavirus lockdown. The students are asked to join the classes through the official Whatsapp group and the Youtube channel Al-Chemist …

The social solidarity across the globe is the main measure to stop the episode of COVID-19 By Zahra Arshad Before the emergence of the pandemic as a global challenge, an unknown sickness was first recognized in Wuhan, China in December 2019.  It was called a Chinese novel virus. Across the globe, it was considered that this virus is a confined …

Gilgit-Baltistan cabinet approved food, e-learning packages, sets up a body on construction sector operation; Rs50,000 fine for hiding coronavirus patient   Herald Report GILGIT/Islamabad: The Gilgit-Baltistan government has requested Sindh authorities to facilitate hundreds of students and other people to travel from Karachi to their native mountain region. The Gilgit-Baltistan cabinet on Monday gave its nod to the proposal to …

The total number of positive cases reach 214, with 75 active cases; 149 recovered; three died.   by Inayat Abdali   Gilgit: Eight more persons on Sunday tested positive for Coronavirus in Gilgit-Baltistan taking the total number to 75, an official statement said. Nagar remains the worst-hit district, with 44 positive cases, followed by Gilgit where 14 patients have been identified. …

By Syed Shamsuddin In the face of one of the worst situations humankind has faced ever, in the form Covid-19, there is a need for solidarity among all the world nations. They need to help each other as the sufferings cannot be mitigated by isolated efforts. The exigency resulting from the current crisis necessitates maximal volunteer services to cope with …