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India on side of peace and will remain firmly there: Jaishankar on Russia-
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 25 (ANI): As the Ukraine war dominated the world's top diplomatic stage this week, India on Saturday strongly called for the need to end the war through diplomacy and openly addressed its stand on the Kyiv-Moscow conflict.
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PML-N leader Ishaq Dar to assume charge as Pakistan's Finance minister upo
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Ishaq Dar will assume charge as the finance minister of the country replacing Miftah Ismail on Tuesday, Geo News reported.
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Imran Khan says 'thieves' ruling the country, getting their cases quashed
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chief Imran Khan claimed that "thieves" were ruling the country and getting their cases quashed referring to a recent judgement from a court in which the cases which involved leaders of the ruling coalition were virtually clo
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Pakistan's economic woes continue as FDI slumps 26 pc in first two months
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 24 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in Pakistan, Net Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country fell 26.1 pc during the first two months of the ongoing fiscal year (FY23), clocking in at just USD 169.5 million, media reports said citing the St
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Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami launches referendum on 'unjust' charges in power
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], September 23 (ANI): Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) on Friday launched a three-day referendum on "unjust" charges in power bills in Pakistan.
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Pushback against Afghan refugees continues as Iran deports over 7,000 migr
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 23 (ANI): As Afghanistan continue to remain under the grip of a humanitarian crisis, more than 7,000 Afghan refugees have been deported by Iran in the past week, the Taliban-led Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation said on Thursday.
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World cannot afford a nuclear catastrophe: UN Secretary amid concerns over
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday expressed concerns over the situation of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in conflict-ravaged Ukraine and said that any damage to nuclear infrastructure could have terrible consequences for people in
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High time for Human Rights Council to address issues in Tibet as CCP regim
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], September 22 (ANI): World has turned its attention towards Tibet once again as the United Nations (UN) has failed to discuss the crisis unfolding in Tibet in its fifty-first regular session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva so far despite the unlawful suppression of Tibet
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Concerns over recession grow in South Korea due to inverted yield curve
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], September 22 (ANI/Global Economic): Short-term interest rates have recently risen above long-term interest rates for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis.
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UK Rights envoy raises concern on 'grave' oppression of Afghan women
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 22 (ANI): As human rights violations continue to take place in Afghanistan, Britain's Human Rights Ambassador, Rita French condemned the suppression of women in Afghanistan and said that the condition for women and girls in the country is deteriorating and the
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Day 3 in New York: Energy markets should not be put under stress, says Jai
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [US], September 22 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar participated in the roundtable conference convened by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and urged that past prescriptions on climate action must be revisited, adding that energy markets should not be put under furt
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Pakistan's rejection of Bangladeshi flood aid sparks row
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 21 (ANI): Pakistan's rejection of Bangladeshi aid amid devastating floods and heavy monsoons, has set off a heated debate in the cash-strapped country.
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