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Pakistan seeks six-year LNG supply contract amid energy crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 7 (ANI): Amid the severe energy crisis, Pakistan sought a six-year Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) supply contract from international trading companies, by issuing a two-part tender seeking bid prices.
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Pakistan's economic crisis could deepen if Imran Khan wins all nine Assemb
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): The announcement by former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that he will contest elections on all nine Assembly seats has sparked furore and concerns across the nation as the already crippling economic situation of the country could be exacerbated if t
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PTI announces to hold public gathering in Islamabad on August 14
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has decided to hold a public gathering in Islamabad on August 14, a day after the party gave a one month deadline to the federal government to hold general elections in the country, local media reported.
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Afghanistan: Economic crisis underlies mass hunger
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 6 (ANI): Afghanistan's humanitarian crisis cannot be effectively addressed unless the US and other governments ease restrictions on the country's banking sector to facilitate legitimate economic activity and humanitarian aid, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said.
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UN chief extends support to Sri Lanka amid crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 6 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended support to the Sri Lankan government and the people to meet their immediate and long-term needs.
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Zambia calls off Chinese loans, saves itself from falling in Beijing's deb
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lusaka [Zambia], August 6 (ANI): Southern African nation, Zambia, seems to have understood China's debt-diplomacy, which only reaps profits to Beijing while countries are pushed towards an economic crisis, as Lusaka cancelled USD 1.6 billion Chinese loans.
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ASEAN expresses concern over execution of 4 opposition activists in Myanma
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed its concern over the political crisis in Myanmar that has been existing in the country since the 2021 February coup, including the recent execution of four opposition activists.
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Chinese FM Wang Yi warns US against another visit of Pelosi to Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Phnom Penh [Cambodia], August 5 (ANI): China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday warned Washington not to act rashly and to avoid creating a bigger crisis by making another visit of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan.
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Balochistan facing vilest humanitarian crisis in last two decades
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 5 (ANI): Balochistan has been witnessing the worst humanitarian crisis for the last two decades.
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Russia may reduce its grain export plan this year: Agriculture Ministry
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], August 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The Russian Agriculture Ministry sees risks that the country may not reach its grain harvest goal of 130 million tons this year, and may reduce its export plan, Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev said on Friday.
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China's military drills 'highly provocative', says Taiwan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], August 5 (ANI): Taipei on Friday termed China's military exercises around the island nation "highly provocative" after some Chinese aircraft and warships crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait.
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US Trip 'not about changing status quo' and will 'not allow' China to isol
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], August 5 (ANI): US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who is in Japan during the last leg of her Asia visit on Friday, said that her trip was not about changing the status quo of Taiwan and will not allow China to isolate the island country.
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