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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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SriLankan Airlines rubbishes reports of no meals in Business Class
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 5 (ANI): SriLankan Airlines has dismissed the assertion made by a passenger in a video on social media that meals are unavailable on flights.
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Pakistan-China relations could be damaged if Pak provided airspace to US t
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan-Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the relations between Pakistan and China could be seriously damaged if Pakistan provided air space to the United States to conduct an air strike in
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CPEC in trouble with China, Pak's disengagement amid economic crisis
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Hong Kong, August 4 (ANI): Almost a decade after Beijing initiated the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the implementation of its important projects is in jeopardy as Pakistan is heading into an economic crisis while Chinese investments are drying up.
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Pakistan: Can country be held back to appoint new army chief, asks Imran K
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 4 (ANI): Referring to the current economic crisis in the country, former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the present coalition government should focus on bringing stability back to the country ins
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Afghanistan under severe debt crisis, owes USD 28 million to Tajikistan
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 3 (ANI): War-torn Afghanistan is witnessing an economic crisis and is under huge debt since the Taliban took control of the country as now it owes Tajikistan USD 28 million for electricity.
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Pakistan: Price of life-saving medicines might rise by 7 pc amid inflation
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 3 (ANI): The price of life-saving drugs in Pakistan might witness an increase of 7 per cent and the price of other medicines may also hike by up to 10 per cent as per the Drug Pricing Policy of 2018 amid the rising inflation rate in the country.
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General Bajwa's seeking help from US reveals Pakistan's catastrophic econo
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 2 (ANI): COAS (Chief of Army Staff) General Qamar Jawed Bajwa's phone call to US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman kicked up a storm and shows that Pakistan's economy is in tatters.
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Pakistan's economic chaos: Double-digit inflation of 24.9 pc a 14-year hig
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Monday reported that the inflation rate in the country has spiked to a 14-year high of 24.9 per cent in the month of July, media reported.
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PM Modi assures Sri Lanka's new PM Gunawardena of unwavering support
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Dinesh Gunawardena of India's continued support to island nation in a congratulatory letter.
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I don't believe it's time for him to return: Sri Lankan President on Gotab
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka's President, Ranil Wickremesinghe Sunday said that it is not the right time for Gotabaya Rajapaksa to return to the island nation, stressing that it could agitate the protesters who have been demanding the resignation of former President and hol
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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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