In pictures: Crowds in masks pack out China auto show after virus delay
Tickets were limited this year to reduce crowds, although attendees surged through the venue shoulder to shoulder.
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In pictures: Students across Pakistan head back to school for first time since March
Educational institutions across the country reopened on Tuesday after a six-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
In pictures: Karachi still crying for help four days after rain disaster
Parts of the city remain waterlogged and without power, forcing residents to take to streets to demand action.
In pictures: Torrential rain floods Karachi, shatters records
More than a dozen people have died in this week's rain while residents have been forced to abandon their homes.
Water, water everywhere: Karachi, Hyderabad struggle to stay afloat after two days of rain
Roads flooded, people stranded, homes damaged — citizens hope for miracle as rains wash away government's rhetoric.
Despite virus, pilgrims pour into Iraq's Karbala ahead of Ashura
Enormous tents have been erected as usual to host pilgrims in Iraq, but with a new twist, an attempt at social distancing.
In pictures: Wuhan pool parties bring post-coronavirus relief in China
Wuhan residents are letting loose by rocking at nighttime pool parties at the popular Maya Beach Water Park.
In pictures: Hopes and prayers as Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's shrine welcomes visitors after five months
A spellbinding aura of mysticism could be felt as the faithful entered the shrine on a hot Monday.
In pictures: With Covid-19 kept at bay, Pakistanis celebrate Independence Day with traditional zeal
Jubilant citizens do fireworks, take out rallies across the country carrying national flags.
In pictures: Minimal compliance with SOPs as provinces end Covid-19 lockdowns
Apart from marriage halls and educational institutions, nearly all sectors have been allowed to open.
In pictures: Nasa astronauts cap historic ‘odyssey’ aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule
It was Nasa’s first crewed mission from home soil in nine years.
One year on, India's lockdowns ruin occupied Kashmir's economy
“We’ve not earned a single penny for a year now.”
In pictures: Pakistan celebrates Eidul Azha shadowed by Covid-19
Sacrifices of goats, cows, camels and sheep were carried out nationwide.
In pictures: Social distancing and electronic wristbands as pilgrims attend scaled-down Haj
“Everyone will be praying for this pandemic to end, and for all the people of the world to see better months to come."
In pictures: Pakistan resumes anti-polio drives in the time of Covid-19
The disruption of the campaign had raised fears of a spike in polio cases in Pakistan.
In pictures: Istanbul's iconic Hagia Sophia opens as a mosque after nearly nine decades
As many as 350,000 people took part in Friday's prayers at the Byzantine-era monument, according to Erdogan.
In pictures: First Arab space mission to Mars launches from Japan
In Dubai, the launch was met with rapturous excitement and blanket media coverage.
In pictures: Spain honours its 28,400 virus victims at solemn state memorial
The memorial took place barely three weeks after Spain ended its months-long state of emergency.
In pictures: Rain brings respite from suffocating heat to Karachi, along with the usual miseries
At least seven people have been killed in different rain-related incidents since Monday.