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Pakistan International Airlines debt now rests on taxpayers shoulders
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad: The government and banks have decided on a plan to restructure PIA's debt, totalling Rs268 billion. The Ministry of Finance, which initially didn't want to include PIA's debt in the overall public debt, has changed its mind. Now, they agreed to use the budget to pay both the princ
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Pakistan's foreign reserves continue to decline due to loan repayment
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The foreign exchange reserve continued its downward trend and recorded at USD 8.21 billion as of January 26 which is a USD 54 million drop compared to the previous week at USD 8.27 billion, said the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) report.
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Central Investigation Bureau arrests Arun Chaudhary, brother of Nepal's so
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Nepal's Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) on Thursday arrested Arun Chaudhary, Chairman of CG Holdings and brother of Nepal's first and only billionaire-Binod Chaudhary on charges of unlawfully seizing government land.
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Biden administration approves 4 billion dollars arms package sale to India
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The Biden Administration has today notified the US Congress of its intent to sell nearly 4 billion dollars worth of arms comprising mainly of the MQ 9 B Drones armed with hellfire missiles.
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"A new era for 1.2 billion Hindus across world": Canadian MP Chandra Arya
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Lauding the 'Pran Pratishtha' Ceremony of Shri Ram Lalla in Ayodhya, India-origin Canadian member of Parliament Chandra Arya has said that it marked the beginning of a new era for 1.2 billion Hindus across the world including one million Hindus in Canada.
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US Court orders reversal of Elon Musk's USD 56 bn Tesla compensation packa
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The USD 56 billion package, approved by shareholders and Tesla's board, granted Musk stock options based on the company meeting specific performance targets.
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ILT20: Theekshana, Sams help Sharjah Warriors to nine-wicket win over Duba
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Sharjah Warriors' Sri Lankan off-spinner Maheesh Theekshana weaved magic with the ball producing unplayable deliveries to bag four wickets for 20 runs. His guile and artistry with the ball resulted in Dubai Capitals being bowled out for 104 runs in 18.2 overs. Theekshana was well-backed by D
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Hong Kong court orders liquidation of indebted Chinese company Evergrande
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
Evergrande is a real estate developer with more than USD 300 billion in debt, sitting in the middle of the world's biggest housing crisis. There isn't much left in its sprawling empire that is worth much. And even those assets may be off-limits because property in China has become intertwine
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US approves sale of F-16 fighter jets to Turkey
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The US Department of State notified Congress of the USD 23 billion agreement to sell the warplanes to NATO ally Turkey on Friday night, along with a companion USD 8.6 billion sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets to Greece, also an ally in the Western military bloc.
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India's foreign exchange reserves decline by USD 2.8 billion
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Forex reserves or foreign exchange reserves (FX reserves), are assets that are held by a nation's central bank or monetary authority.
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ILT20: Billings, Raza lead Dubai Capitals to spectacular run-chase win ove
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai Capitals' Sam Billings and Sikandar Raza produced a clinical run chase to register a five-wicket win over Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the eighth match of the ILT20 season 2 at the Dubai International Stadium
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"India-US Relations bound to go forward and deeper": Outgoing Indian envoy
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Outgoing Indian Ambassador to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, during a farewell ceremony, lauded the transformation in the ties between New Delhi and Washington and said that the defence and strategic partnership between the two countries has expanded to USD 25 billion.
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