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Pakistan among top ten countries facing severe water crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan is estimated to be in the top 10 list of the world's countries facing water scarcity, said Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) while emphasizing the water issues which plagues the country.
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Shehbaz govt to retract from decision on fuel hike
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Days after Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif decided not to increase the fuel prices, a well placed official source now said that the government is likely to take a U-turn from this decision and increase the fuel prices to further put a burden on t
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Sri Lanka Finance Minister, officials leave for Washington for discussion
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing economic crisis and widespread protests against the government, a four-member Sri Lankan delegation led by the newly appointed Finance Minister Ali Sabry has left for Washington for initial discussions with the International Monetary Fund
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Ukraine-returned students, parents gather at Jantar Mantar, urge Centre to
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): Many students, who have returned from conflict-ridden Ukraine to India, gathered along with their parents at Jantar Mantar on Sunday and requested the Centre to provide admission to them in medical colleges in India.
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Sri Lanka: Catholic Church backs Galle Face protests
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka has extended its support to the ongoing Galle Face protest in Sri Lanka demanding the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, local media reported.
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China unlikely to achieve GDP targets due to COVID-19 crisis
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], April 17 (ANI): China's Zero-COVID policy and its highhandedness in handling the COVID crisis is causing hiccups in supply chains, delays at ports and lockdown in Shanghai which in turn is posing a grave threat to the country's economy especially when it comes to Beijing's G
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Afghanistan: Two radio stations closed amid financial crunch
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): Renowned radio stations of Afghanistan, Radio Paktia Ghag and Radio Maimana, were shut for an indefinite period of time due to a financial crunch.
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Former US ambassador to Afghanistan airs concern over rising humanitarian
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], April 17 (ANI): The former US diplomat to Afghanistan, Ross Wilson, has expressed concerns about the growing adversities in Afghanistan as the world turned a blind eye to the nation's situation amidst the rising Ukraine-Russia crisis.
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Shehbaz Sharif govt decides to resume talks with IMF for package revival
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): With Pakistan's economy in the doldrums, the new government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has decided to resume talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from Monday, reported local media on Sunday citing sources.
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Pakistan: Oil, eatable import bills surge by 60 per cent
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Amid a declining economy, Pakistan's oil and eatable import bills surged by 59.98 per cent to USD 21.87 billion in the July-March period, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka Defence Minister clarifies military will not be deployed to supp
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 17 (ANI): Sri Lankan Defence Minister Kamal Gunaratne clarified that the military forces will not be deployed to suppress democratically held peaceful protests as the economic and political crisis deepens in the country.
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Russian forces destroy Ukrainian ammunition plant near Kiyv
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], April 17 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian military destroyed an ammunition factory near the village of Brovary in the Kiev region with high-precision air-launched missiles, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said on Sunday.
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