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Over 15 million people suffer from food insecurity in Afghanistan: Report
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Expressing distress over the crisis, the report stated that the drought in the past three years in Afghanistan and the economic crisis over the past two years have increased the needs of the people of the country.
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Over 200 media outlets close down in Afghanistan since Taliban takeover: R
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
The Afghanistan Independent Journalists Association (AIJA) in its latest findings revealed that more than 200 cases of violence and arrests involving journalists were recorded in the country.
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India came forward to help during tough times, says Sri Lankan Finance Min
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
India came forward to help during tough times, said Sri Lankan Finance Minister Shehan Semansinghe in Mumbai on Friday.
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Japan value India’s positive role in Lankan economic recovery, says Envoy
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Hailing New Delhi's role in Sri Lankan debt restructuring, Japanese Ambassador to India Hiroshi Suzuki said that India’s issuance of financing assurances to Sri Lanka at the time of its economic crisis was instrumental in accelerating the process of Sri Lanka's debt restructuring an
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We had to bear burden of previous govt’s failure, negligence: Pakistan PM
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In his farewell speech at the National Assembly (NA) on Wednesday, Shehbaz Sharif said, "I never had to go through such a difficult test before in my 38-year-long [political] career as the country was mired in a severe economic crisis, oil prices remained high and there was political chao
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Pakistan: Inflation touches 29.8 per cent amid rise in food, energy prices
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
A series of sharp rises in energy and food prices in Pakistan, pushed its weekly inflation up by 1.30 per cent and annualised inflation up to 29.83 per cent, Geo News reported on Saturday citing The News.
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Pakistan govt imposed PKR 215 billion additional taxes in budget under IMF
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Pakistan government had to impose additional taxes of 215 billion Pakistani Rupees (PKR) and slash expenditures by 85 billion PKR in order to strike an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), The News International reported on Saturday.
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Looking for more destinations in India, says regional manager of Sri Lanka
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The regional manager of Sri Lankan Airlines for India, Bangladesh and Nepal, V Ravindran, on Friday said the island nation was recovering well from the economic crisis and the carrier was looking to add more destinations, especially in India.
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India hands over 450 million for Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity project
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
India, under its 'Neighbourhood First' policy, has always come forward to help debt-ridden Sri Lanka, and in the latest instance, Indian High Commissioner handed over a cheque of 450 million for the Sri Lanka Unique Digital Identity (SL-UDI) Project.
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Pakistan: Amid economic crisis, inflation rate crosses 28 per cent
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid soaring prices and slumping economy, the inflation rate in Pakistan has increased by 3.46 per cent reaching 28.3 per cent in July, ARY News reported citing the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
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Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif shows his willingness to talk with India
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid the economic crisis, the cash-strapped Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif showed his willingness to talk with India and stressed that there is "nothing against anyone".
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China to work with Pakistan to build CPEC into ‘exemplary project’: Xi
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Xi said, "This has added new impetus to the economic and social development of Pakistan and laid a good foundation for regional connectivity and integration. It is a vivid testament to the all-weather friendship between China and Pakistan and provides an important underpinning for building a
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