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Pakistan, IMF reach Staff-level Agreement on USD 3 billion 'stand-by arran
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
"I am pleased to announce that the IMF team has reached a staff-level agreement with the Pakistani authorities on a nine-month Stand-by Arrangement (SBA) in the amount of SDR2,250 million (about $3 billion or 111 per cent of Pakistan's IMF quota). The new SBA builds on the authorities' ef
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"Delhi Police will try to get death sentence for accused Sahil": Special C
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Delhi Police on Thursday said that police authorities will try to get maximum punishment including the death sentence for the accused Sahil who allegedly murdered a 16-year-old minor girl in Shahbad Dairy.
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Afghanistan: Amnesty urges Taliban to release educationist Matiullah Wesa
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Amnesty International has called on Afghanistan's de facto authorities to release Matiullah Wesa, an Afghan educationalist and the founder of 'Pen Path', as well as, a supporter of girl's education unconditionally, reported Khaama Press.
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Pakistani authorities should ponder over issue of debt sustainability: Rep
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As per Daily Times, newly announced tax measures are bound to dampen the fanfare of the historic "economic revival plan".
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Presumed human remains recovered from wreckage of Titan submersible: US Co
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
The announcement comes nearly a week after authorities determined the Titanic-bound vessel had imploded in the North Atlantic, killing all five men aboard.
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China forces Tibetan monks to cut ties with Dalai Lama: Report
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Starting this month, the Chinese authorities conducted searches of monasteries in Shentsa and Sok counties on the pretext of maintaining security, said a Tibetan living in exile on the condition of anonymity
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Pakistan: Talks in progress to 'quickly reach agreement on financial suppo
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahead of the economic meltdown in Pakistan, International Monetary Fund's Mission Chief to Pakistan, Nathan Porter has said that discussions with Pakistani authorities are underway "with the aim of quickly reaching an agreement on financial support from the IMF", reported Geo TV.
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Pakistan hands over 27 Afghan prisoners to Taliban authorities
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
According to Afghan officials, Pakistan has handed over 27 Afghan prisoners to the Taliban authorities at the Torkham crossing border, Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, reported Khaama Press.
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Russian missile hits Ukraine's Kramatorsk, kills 4, including child
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
At least four people, including a child, were killed and several others were injured on Tuesday evening when a Russian missile struck a bustling location in the middle of Kramatorsk in eastern Ukraine, reported CNN citing local authorities.
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Ladakh: Sonam Wangchuk ends his 9-day 'climatic fast'
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Sonam Wangchuk, an engineer turned educational reformist has ended his nine-day fast at NDS Stadium here in Leh. Wangchuk began his fast on June 18 to draw the attention of the authorities to the importance of safeguarding Ladakh's fragile mountain ecology and indigenous people.
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Pakistan: Man rapes woman on pretext of solving her domestic issues
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
According to authorities, the woman is the wife of a mobile store owner who was having domestic troubles. One of her acquaintances referred her to a guy who claimed to fix people's problems by giving them amulets (Taweez)
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Afghanistan: Authorities destroy 100 tons of expired foodstuff in Kabul
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Afghan authorities torched 100 tonnes of expired food items in Kabul on Monday, reported Khaama Press.
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