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Pakistani rupee hits double century against USD, breaks all previous recor
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): The Pakistani rupee dropped to a new historic low in the interbank market amid increasing political pressure on the government to announce an early election.
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Pakistan: Not lowering fuel subsidies till govt survival assured, PM Shari
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 19 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif after consultations with allies decided that the subsidy on oil prices would only be withdrawn if the National Security Committee unanimously guarantees the government's survival till August 2023.
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Sri Lankan economic crisis brings opportunity for Indian tea industry
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Siliguri (West-Bengal) [India], May 19 (ANI): Gripped by a severe economic crisis, Sri Lanka, a major player in the global tea market, has not been able to export tea, creating an opportunity for the Indian tea industry to tap the market.
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Sri Lanka: CID interrogates four MPs over attack on protesters in Temple T
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka's team of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers on Wednesday questioned four MPs, including former Ministers Rohitha Abeygunawardena and CB Ratnayake, over the violence near Temple Trees and Galle Face Green in Colombo, a local media r
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Sri Lanka: PM Wickremesinghe seeks support of SJB's two MPs for non-partis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday in a letter to the opposition Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) parliamentarians Manusha Nanayakkara and Harin Fernando sought their support in the formation of non-partisan government.
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India looks a lot like Sri Lanka, government distracting from real issues:
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted the government on "unemployment, petrol price and communal violence" saying "India looks a lot like Sri Lanka" which is facing its worst economic crisis.
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Sri Lanka PM says, USD 160 million received from World Bank but cannot be
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Sri Lanka [Colombo], May 18 (ANI): Grappling with severe food and fuel shortages, the newly-elected Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe in the Parliament on Wednesday said that the island country has received USD 160 million from the World Bank, however, the money would not be
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Pakistan engages in talks with IMF over economic crunch
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): Battling an acute economic crunch, the Pakistan government has begun engaging in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the Qatari capital Doha on Wednesday over the release of crucial funds. The talks are expected to continue even in the next
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Sri Lanka crisis: Several including jobless participate in protest to get
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): As the economic crisis in Sri Lanka is worsening day by day, several people including those jobless are participating in the protest against the government to get two-times meal for the day.
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Pakistani rupee stands at 200 against US dollar, maintains downturn in mar
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 18 (ANI): While the local currency of Pakistan continues to be on the slippery ground, the Pakistani rupee touched a critical low of 200 in the open market against the US dollar on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka: Outrage after China distributes dry rations to foreign service
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): Amid a shortage of essentials in Sri Lanka due to a severe economic crisis, food rations distributed by China have sparked outrage among the Foreign Service Officers' Association (FSOA) of the country.
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Sri Lanka: Several MPs accost two scribes covering parliamentary proceedin
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 18 (ANI): Several MPs from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna accosted two journalists covering parliamentary proceedings on Tuesday amid the country's economic crisis.
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