How will COVID-19 affect global food supplies?
A Pakistani worker in Karachi sorts wheat grain on April 7 to make flour to keep people fed during the
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High Asia
Desperate man goes off healthcare grid for ‘experimental’ care
Pakistani workers spray disinfectant during a lockdown in the capital, Islamabad. As coronavirus struck Pakistan, a desperate young professional goes
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The age of great Muslim scientists
While science and technology flourish in the modern world, a vast majority of Muslims, engulfed by obscurantism, still find solace
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Ancient artefacts found on UCA Naryn campus
Herald Report In 2012, a team of archaeologists discovered ancient artifects on the Naryn campus of the University of Central
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Hunza state at twilight
History remains the slave of victors only when people internalize the master’s version of history. History can be salvaged, retrieved
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Arrangements made for evacuating GB students, families from Karachi, Lahore: CM
The testing capacity of labs in worst-hit areas is being enhanced, says Hafizur Rehman while attending NCC meeting via video
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What do theaters in Tajikistan tell us?
Five-wives-of-Khodja-Nasreddin_-dir.-Olim-Salimov-Mayakovskiy-theater-photo-Ulugova Lolisanam Ulugova traces the roots, evolution and contemporary theatre in Tajikistan which goes back to ancient centuries. In her
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Celebrating women in cryosphere
GlacierHub celebrated five stories of women in the cryosphere as part of the celebrations of ‘Women’s History Month’ Junko
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Zero-carbon water pumps turn Khyber green
Running only on fast-moving water, the pumps are cheap and easy to maintain, enabling farmers to grow fruit and vegetables
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GB seeks permission for airlifting of medical supplies from Khunjerav pass
The home department writes a letter to interior ministry opposing the opening of the highest border pass High Asia
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COVID-19: Xinjiang governor donates medical equipment for GB
202,000 face masks, 5 ventilators, 2,000 testing kits, and 2,000 medical protective clothes will be handed over to GB officials
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Humans of pandemic
To our healthcare workers: we are grateful for your service and sorry for our collective inaction. by Faizaan Qayyum The
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COVID-19: ban on public, religious gatherings in Nagar, Yasin
by Inayat Abdali GILGIT: The administrations of Nagar District and Yasin Tehsil in Ghizer District as preemptive measures have
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COVID-19 brings life to a halt in GB as total cases rise to 21
Hotels, motels, and guest houses turned into incubation centres; markets, shops, parks, wedding halls shut; religious congregations, public gatherings, rallies
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COVID-19 crisis: ABM, BSF prove godsend for stranded students
The two organisations arrange buses, to send 500 students to Gilgit-Baltistan; another 500 students will depart on March 18
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