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July 5, 2021

Indonesia faces oxygen crisis amid worsening Covid surge

Indonesia’s government has ordered producers to prioritise medical oxygen amid a Covid surge and a shortage of oxygen in a number of cities. Hospitals say they […]
July 5, 2021

Northern Balochistan: from plenty to penury

I USED to travel a lot in the past. One of the places I frequented was northern Balo­chistan, which is predominantly Pashtun. My maternal uncle, who […]
July 4, 2021

Chinese astronauts make first spacewalk outside new station

Two astronauts made the first spacewalk on Sunday outside China’s new orbital station to work on setting up a 15-metre-long robotic arm. Liu Boming and Tang […]
July 4, 2021

Vaccination mandatory for staff, traders at Eid-ul-Azha markets

The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday declared Covid-19 vaccination mandatory for all staff and traders at cattle markets in instructions issued by the […]
July 3, 2021

Israeli settlers leave West Bank outpost after deal with govt

BEITA: Israeli settlers left an illegal outpost in the occupied West Bank on Friday in adherence to an agreement struck with nationalist premier Naftali Bennett’s new […]
July 3, 2021

Punjab Assembly disregards law, rules to pass private varsities bills

LAHORE: The Punjab Assembly seems to have made it a regular practice of introducing private member bills for establishing private universities, bypassing the rules and regulations […]
July 2, 2021

Last US troops set to leave Bagram Air Base Friday, as US withdrawal from Afghanistan nears completion

The last US troops are expected to leave Bagram Air Base on Friday, a senior defense official tells CNN. The departure marks the end of the […]
July 2, 2021

The discord over water

PAKISTAN’S water leadership has brought the country’s water security to the brink. Supply-side management has historically driven our water institutions. Primarily designed to distribute water, a […]