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Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Maldives stand neck-deep in Chinese debt: Forbes
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], September 12 (ANI): Sri Lanka, Pakistan and Maldives are among the biggest debtors of China. Pakistan owes USD 77.3 billion of external debt to China, according to Forbes.
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Chinese debt trap diplomacy behind Sri Lankan's bankruptcy: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], September 10 (ANI): The debt trap policy of China has affected the Sri Lankan economy as Colombo was declared bankrupt due to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative projects in the south Asian country, according to experts.
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Yami Gautam's drama thriller 'Lost' to be opening film at Chicago South As
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 8 (ANI): Yami Gautam's investigative drama thriller 'Lost' has been officially selected as the 'Opening Night Premiere Film' at the Chicago South Asian Film Festival.
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Bangladesh faces heavy losses due to tax evasion by Chinese companies
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], September 7 (ANI): Chinese companies are often found involved in malpractices that cause huge losses to several South Asian countries where they operate.
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Pragya Kapoor's 'Maali' film selected for Chicago South Asian Film Festiva
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 7 (ANI): Film producer Pragya Kapoor has a great inclination toward the environment and is an ecocentrist. Her environment-driven film 'Maali' was screened on August 18 at the Indian Film Festival - Melbourne and now is officially to be part of the Chicago South
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Pakistan women journalists fight for equality amid high risk of violence,
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 30 (ANI): Gender pay gap, gender bias-ness, and unfair treatment of female employees are issues rampant in Pakistan and the condition of women working as journalists in the South Asian country is no secret to the world.
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"Pak military establishment transformed country into prison-like system",
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], August 24 (ANI): Pakistani human rights activist Sanna Ejaz said that the Pakistan Army has transformed the country into a prison-like system controlled by security authorities, with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) playing a particularly central role in entrenc
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Stark contrast in how India, Pakistan evolved in last 75 years post-partit
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Amsterdam [The Netherlands], August 20 (ANI): India and Pakistan both celebrated their 75 years of Independence however, both nations have evolved very differently. While democracy thrived in India, Pakistan alternated between civilian and military regimes since its Independence.
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South Asian Media body expresses concern over attack, restrictions on Afgh
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 17 (ANI): The South Asia Media Solidarity Network (SAMSN) in its report has raised concerns over the deteriorating situation of media organizations in Afghanistan since the Taliban took control and criticised attacks and harsh restrictions imposed on them.
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Afghanistan's media in doom as country loses nearly 60 pc journalists unde
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], August 12 (ANI): Expressing concerns over the situation of journalists in Afghanistan, Reporters Without Borders in its report said that country has lost 39.59 per cent of its media outlets and almost 60 per cent of its journalists since the Taliban took over the South A
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Zawahiri's killing stokes debate over Pakistan's complicity in combatting
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): Islamist militant outfit Haqqani network which is long known to be a terrorist proxy of Pakistan's intelligence agency ISI, was involved in Al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri's movements and his stay in Kabul is a clear indication of Pakistani complicity,
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Pak Army chief Bajwa approaches US to secure IMF loan amid dwindling forei
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 1 (ANI): Amid the worsening crisis due to shrinking foreign reserves, Pakistan army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa has approached the US for help in securing an early disbursement of funds from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prevent the south Asian cou
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