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Afghanistan, South Asian peace to be on Pak PM's agenda during Trump meet
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to discuss Afghanistan and peace in the South Asian region during his upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Friday.
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US-based minorities' body urges unity against religious persecution in Pak
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): The rise of extremism and persecution of people based on faith and ethnicity is deplorable, said South Asia Minorities Alliance Foundation (SAMAF) chairman Nadeem Nusrat, calling for a united stand to set aside these differences.
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ADB lowers India's GDP growth forecast to 7 pc for FY20
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], July 18 (ANI): Asian Development Bank on Thursday cut India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast to 7 per cent for the current financial year on the back of fiscal shortfall concerns.
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Hafiz Saeed's arrest mere cosmetic, it's Pakistan's happy face for Trump-K
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Jul 18 (ANI): Pakistan on Wednesday arrested the mastermind behind the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks, Hafiz Saeed, whose prosecution has long been sought by New Delhi and Washington over the ghastly attacks in India's financial capital.
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OYO's Collection O Hotels reaches milestone 175 buildings in 3 months
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 13 (ANI/NewsVoir): OYO Hotels and Homes, South Asia's largest and the world's 3rd largest and fastest-growing chain of fully-operated, franchised and leased hotels, homes, announced that within a span of 3 months, Collection O, OYO's mid-scale business hotel, has reach
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Conclusions in 2nd UN report on J-K grossly incorrect, biased and heavily
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], July 13 (ANI): Netherlands-based think tank European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) tore into the Second Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights' (OHCHR) Report on Jammu and Kashmir, labelling its conclusions as "grossly incorrect,
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Press freedom 'non-existent' under 'fascist' govt: Bilawal Bhutto
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Jul 10 (ANI): PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Tuesday alleged that freedom of press in Pakistan had become "non-existent" under the "fascist" ruling government in the wake of recent incidents of media blackout in the South Asian nation.
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EFSAS researcher slams 'inaccurate' UN report on J-K
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Jul 4 (ANI): A research analyst at the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) has slammed a report by the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Jammu and Kashmir as terrorism or its consequences have not been mentioned in the document.
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EFSAS director Junaid Qureshi urges UN to rectify 'serious inaccuracies' i
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 4 (ANI): Director of the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS), Junaid Qureshi, on Wednesday, urged the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to rectify the "serious inaccuracies" in its first-ever report on the situation in Jammu and Ka
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India-Nepal cross border pipeline work completed, ready for operation
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 18 (ANI): The work on laying south Asia's first cross border petroleum pipeline linking Motihari in India and Amlekhgunj in Nepal has been fully completed.
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RICS appoints esteemed industry leaders to its South Asia Board
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 17 (ANI/NewsVoir): A number of esteemed industry professionals and leaders have been appointed as Members of the RICS South Asia Board, in order for the organisation to draw upon their experience and expertise.
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India looks to resolve trade barriers with China as CSACF commences
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Kunming [China], Jun 11 : As Yunan province is all set to host the China-South Asia Cooperation Forum (CSACF), Chairman of Indian Chamber of Commerce (North-East) Mahesh Saharia has said that such forums can be helpful in removing the existing trade barriers between the two countries.
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