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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Life in post-coronavirus era
By Shafqat Aziz The whole world is in an unprecedented turmoil in the aftermath of the Coronavirus. The world economies
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COVID-19: YDA decries lack of facilities, safety gear in GB hospitals
Warns against a spike in coronavirus cases, due to shortage of testing facilities in Gilgit, presents 5-point charter of demand
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Coronavirus spreads through Pakistan
Worshipers entering the Memon Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, on Sunday. The mosque remained open during a three-day lockdown of the
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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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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 exposes underfunded health infrastructure
When Saadat Khan, 50, returned to Pakistan on March 9 from a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia, he was greeted in
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COVID-19: hunt for medical gear becomes all-consuming
PARIS: The hunt for masks, ventilators and other medical supplies consumed the US and Europe on Monday, as new coronavirus
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Wuhan: a reflection from ground zero
by Suwaibah Bilal It was a chilly January night. Dinnertime in Wuhan had just acquired a new hint of umami.
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COVID-19: ‘home lockdown’ in GB from today
https://www.facebook.com/HighAsiaTv/videos/2653812291564140/?t=2 Herald Report Gilgit/Islamabad As Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) records the first casualty of COVID-19, the most contagious virus, and a
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COVID-19: govt scrambles on lockdown
by Mariam Bokhari & Ayesha Mushtaq When a global pandemic burns through a country it first tests both its leadership
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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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Taftan coronavirus camp: ‘No facilities, no humanity’
More than 1,000 remain there as thousands more are released into impoverished Balochistan, reports The Guardian newspaper It
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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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