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Water shortage worsens amid scorching heatwaves in Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): Residents of Sindh and other parts of Pakistan are living under extremely hot weather conditions with mercury surpassing 50 degrees Celsius, and water woes are making the situation worse as clean drinking water and water for the crops are diminishing.
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Sri Lanka seeks another USD 500mn credit from India for fuel
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): Amid the continuing economic crisis in the country, Sri Lanka is in talks with India for another credit line of USD 500 million for fuel imports.
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World Bank to disburse USD 700 million to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): The World Bank is set to disburse about USD 700 million to Sri Lanka within the next few months.
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Putin, Erdogan discuss navigation in Black, Azov Seas amid Ukraine crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 31 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a phone conversation on Monday and discussed the issues of safe navigation in the Black and Azov Seas when discussing Ukraine.
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Pak: IHC excludes military from summons on enforced disappearances
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): In a recent judgement, the Islamabad High Court has ordered summons to all past and present governments responsible for the 'enforced disappearances' while excluding military out from the decision.
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Erdogan, Putin discuss Ukraine crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ankara [Turkey], May 30 (ANI): Amid the ongoing Ukraine crisis, Russian President Vladimir Putin held telephonic talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday.
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Pakistan's water crisis to cause interprovincial rivalry, deteriorate huma
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 30 (ANI): The severe water crisis in Pakistan may create fissures between the two major coalition partners -- Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) --and can further deteriorate the human rights situation in Balochistan.
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Sri Lanka distributes India's consignment of 1,500 litres of kerosene amon
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): A consignment of 15,000 litres of kerosene that was handed over by India to Sri Lanka on Friday as a part of humanitarian assistance was distributed among the fishermen of the Jaffna Islands.
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Sudan lifts state of emergency countrywide
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Khartoum [Sudan], May 30 (ANI): Chairman of Sudan's Transitional Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan on Sunday issued a decree lifting the state of emergency in all parts of the country.
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Sri Lanka to appoint five finance committees, 10 oversight committees to r
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 30 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday said that five finance committees and 10 oversight committees will be appointed to resolve the economic and political crisis faced by the country.
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Pakistan govt lodge over 107 FIRs against PTI leaders, says Fawad
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 29 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former Information and Broadcasting Minister, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Saturday alleged that the 'imported government' (Shehbaz Sharif government) has lodged over 107 FIRs against his party, a local media reported.
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New constitutional reform to make President and Cabinet accountable to Par
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 29 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe announced, in an official statement on Sunday the 21st amendment to the constitution in order to make the President and cabinet accountable to parliament.
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