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An SOS call from Danyor’s corona hospital

By thehighasia
May 21, 2020
in :  Gilgit-Baltistan, Governance, Health, High Asia Region, Latest, Lockdown, Pandemic, Quarantine, Slider, Social Distancing
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Doctors, paramedics and patients complain about the lack of facilities and apathy of the health officials     By Mehtabur Rehman GILGIT: While the Chief Minister Hafiz Hafeezur Rehman and his media team are busy in propagating his achievements in the fight against coronavirus in Gilgit-Baltistan, the doctors and paramedics who are fighting on the frontline, as well as patients, are …

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Killing the virus and saving the economy

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May 8, 2020
in :  Climate Change, Democracy, Economy, Education, Governance, Health, Latest, Opinion, Pakistan, People, Politics, Quarantine, Society, South Asia, Tourism, World
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By S. Akbar Zaidi The trade-off being presented of saving lives through a lockdown to eliminate the coronavirus and killing the poor on account of the closure of economic activity is a false one. There is no denying the fact that the spread of the virus and the action taken to protect the lives of people have had severe economic consequences …

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AWPGB donates PPEs to doctors in Gilgit-Baltistan

By thehighasia
May 5, 2020
in :  Gilgit-Baltistan, Health, High Asia Region, Hunza, Latest, Pakistan, Pandemic, Quarantine, Sanitaization, Slider, Social Distancing
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AWPGB arranged 200 PPEs through its #CoronaSolidarityCampaign for health workers serving in remote areas Bureau Report GILGIT: Awami Workers Party (AWP) is Leftwing party, is perhaps the among the few political parties in Pakistan and Gilgit-Baltistan which responded swiftly to the Coronavirus pandemic and prepared relief and economic plans. The AWP launched relief activities and provided rations to over 700 …

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Imran Khan sidelined by military during coronavirus outbreak

By thehighasia
April 26, 2020
in :  Britain, Canada, China, Conflict, Democracy, Disaster, Economy, EU, Europe, Governance, Health, Latest, Latest News, Pakistan, Pandemic, Politics, Quarantine, Slider, Social Distancing, Society, South Asia, US, World
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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 …

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Govt asked to withdraw deal with clerics, enforce complete lockdown

By thehighasia
April 24, 2020
in :  Conflict, Gilgit-Baltistan, Governance, Health, High Asia Region, Latest, Lockdown, Pakistan, Pandemic, Politics, Quarantine, Religion, Sanitaization, Slider, Social Distancing
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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 …

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Prayers in mosques while corona outbreak

By thehighasia
April 19, 2020
in :  Environment, extremism, Governance, Lifestyle, Lockdown, Opinion, Pakistan, Pandemic, People, Quarantine, Religion, Sanitaization, Slider, Society
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By Mesum Qasmi Insistence on offering prayers in mosques during the pandemic, knowing you can contract a virus and spread around is something very dangerous expression on irresponsible behaviour. Does it make one non-religious or infidel if he stays at home and thinks about others who can fall prey to the virus because of him? Is a very pertinent question …

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In Yasin students decry poor internet service

By thehighasia
April 19, 2020
in :  Education, Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Health, High Asia Region, Hindu Kush Ranges, Latest, Lockdown, Pandemic, Quarantine, Slider
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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 …

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Pandemic disrupting pattern of life

By thehighasia
April 16, 2020
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By Karim Muhammad Khan   Alongside natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, tsunami, cyclones, hurricanes and drought, studies also illustrate that the history of epidemics and plagues have also ravaged human population and disrupted the pattern of normal life. For instance, the discovery of 5000-years old houses in China filled with human skeletons revealed the lethal epidemics which infected and …

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A 3 decades study of glacier melting

Glacier lake outbursts and receding glaciers are major threatres to communities in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral

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