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PM Modi should hold meeting with Chief Ministers on coronavirus: Kapil Sib
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Monday said that holding a meeting with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was a good step but he also must conduct a meeting with the Chief Ministers and
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Irony: Pak's representative at SAARC conference on coronavirus smuggled fa
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Mar 16 (ANI): Pakistan has done it again. It's Prime Minister Imran Khan chose for SAARC video conference on the coronavirus pandemic the man who smuggled out 20 million face masks to foreign countries.
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Sri Lankan President thanks PM Modi for SAARC conference; promises Colombo
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Mar 16 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for conducting the "fruitful and constructive" video conference with leaders of the SAARC nations, and promised his country's "fullest support" to combat the coronavir
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PM's initiative to host SAARC conference on coronavirus will lead to bette
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): After Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) countries to "remain more vigilant" amid the coronavirus outbreak, BJP leader Mahesh Sharma said that there was a need for such an initiative and asser
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PM Modi proposes emergency fund to combat COVID-19, Pak raises Kashmir at
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed the creation of a COVID-19 emergency fund based on voluntary contributions from all the countries, with India making an initial offer of USD 10 million for the fund during his interaction with the leaders of the SAARC
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India offers funds, technology, rapid response teams to SAARC nations at C
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Forgetting differences with Pakistan, India has come to the forefront to play a pivotal role among the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations amid the outbreak of novel coronavirus that has killed more than 6,000 people globally.<
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Pak Minister raises Kashmir issue at SAARC COVID-19 video conference, Indi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): It was "churlish" of Pakistan to politicise a humanitarian issue by raking up the Kashmir matter at a video conference between SAARC leaders held with an aim to chalk out a joint strategy to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Indian government sources said on Su
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COVID-19 reported from J-K, lockdown must be lifted immediately: Pakistan
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Pakistan on Sunday raised the Kashmir issue during a video conference with leaders of SAARC nations, saying that it is imperative that the lockdown in the region be lifted in view of the health emergency amid coronavirus outbreak.
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Sri Lankan President says economy has taken severe blow amid coronavirus s
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday said that his country's economy has taken a severe blow due to coronavirus and recommended SAARC member countries to formulate a mechanism to avail assistance for struggling economies to tide over the crisis.
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PM Modi proposes creation of emergency fund for COVID-19; offers USD 10 mi
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday proposed the creation of an emergency fund for the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations to combat the coronavirus pandemic and pitched India's initial offer of USD 10 million for this fund.
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Need to create common framework for telemedicine to combat coronavirus: As
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Sunday urged the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations to create a common framework for telemedicine as part of the region's efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic.
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No country can combat COVID-19 pandemic on its own: Maldives President
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): Maldives President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih on Sunday said that one country cannot succeed in combating the coronavirus pandemic on its own, saying the SAARC members come together "in times of crisis."
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