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Pak Army chief Bajwa approaches US to secure IMF loan amid dwindling forei
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Amid the worsening crisis due to shrinking foreign reserves, Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has approached the US for help in securing an early disbursement of funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prevent the south Asian cou
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Sri Lanka looks forward to enhancing ties with Russia
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): In order to enhance ties with Russia, the newly appointed Sri Lankan Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry met with the Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Sri Lanka Yury Materiy on Sunday.
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On protest threat, Sri Lanka's President Wickremesinghe says he has no hom
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that there is no point in demanding that he "goes home" as he has no home to go to while referring to the threats received from the protestors.
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Sri Lanka to implement QR Code system-based fuel distribution from today
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lankans have been urged not to overcrowd fuel stations in the country as the fuel distribution process for vehicles as per the QR code system which was delayed earlier, will be implemented from Monday at fuel stations across the island nation, loca
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69 people dead in Iran flash floods
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], July 31 (ANI): As many as 69 people were killed in the recent flooding and landslides that wreaked havoc across Iran following heavy rainfall.
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Political instability, economic chaos trigger crisis in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): A crisis is brewing in Pakistan amid political instability and economic chaos.
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Russia's new naval doctrine calls US, NATO main sources of threat to natio
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States' pursuit of global maritime dominance and the growth in NATO activity are the main threat to Russia's national maritime security, according to the new Russian naval doctrine adopted on Sunday.
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Pakistani rupee registers worst month in 50 years, depreciates by 14.5 pc
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 31 (ANI): The Pakistani currency depreciated by 14.5 per cent against the US dollar, registering its worst month in over 50 years as the country continues to struggle with high import payments, depleting foreign exchange reserves, and political uncertainty.
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Poverty compels few Sri Lankan women towards prostitution
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 31 (ANI): As Sri Lanka is gripped under a reeling economic crisis, numerous women in the country have changed their professions and turned to prostitution for daily meals.
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Petrol reserves in Sri Lanka insufficient to meet needs of people
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 31 (ANI): The World Food Programme said that the remaining petrol reserves in Sri Lanka are likely to be insufficient to meet the needs of people.
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Poor man's 'Trump' Imran Khan leading Pakistan into a sinkhole: Report
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 31 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Imran Khan is a poor man's 'Trump' as he is creating his own version of new truth about the political system, calling all his opponents thugs, declaring he was the only option to save the state, just like the former US President Donald Tr
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Wickremesinghe urges parties to find ways to repay loans as unrest delayed
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 31 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that the unrest had delayed a possible deal with the International Monetary Fund to help pull the bankrupt nation out of its economic crisis and urged political parties must work together on find
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