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Pakistan to host SAARC video conference on COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 23 (ANI): Pakistan is set to host the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) video conference on Thursday to deliberate on the coronavirus pandemic.
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Indoctrination turned Maldives from tourism hub to terror recruitment grou
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 20 (ANI): The societal change brought about by the dissemination and institutionalisation of fundamental Islam, poor socio-economic factors fomented by political instability, combined with the proselytisation of extremist ideology has fermented the Maldives as
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Proselytisation of extremist ideology fermented Maldives as recruitment gr
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 20 (ANI): The societal change brought about by the dissemination and institutionalisation of fundamental Islam, poor socio-economic factors fomented by political instability, combined with the proselytisation of extremist ideology has fermented the Maldives as
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India's leadership helped South Asia to contain coronavirus so far, says E
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amsterdam, [Netherlands], April 18 (ANI): Praising India for taking an "empathetic" view of the coronavirus crisis and providing medical aid to 108 countries, a European think-tank asserted that the regional leadership assumed by New Delhi has helped South Asia to successfully contain the pa
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AIIMS Raipur holds COVID-19 webinar with participants from SAARC countries
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 17 (ANI): Continuing the practice of sharing its experiences with other medical institutions in India and South Asia, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Raipur on Friday organised a webinar and exchanged views on the current COVID-19 situatio
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'Degree of seriousness gauged by behavior': India on Pak's delayed SAARC c
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 10 (ANI): After Pakistan pledged to donate USD 3 million to SAARC COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund, India on Friday highlighted the "early commitment" made by other member countries and said the 'degree of seriousness' of each nation can be gauged by its behaviour
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Pak says SAARC's Secretariat's absence reason for not attending trade offi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 09 (ANI): Pakistan on Wednesday said that it did not participate in India-led South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) trade officials discussion as SAARC Secretariat was not part of today's video conference on coronavirus.
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COVID-19: SAARC members excluding Pakistan discuss travel restrictions imp
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 08 (ANI): Senior trade officials of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) member countries on Wednesday held talks to discuss the impact of travel restrictions and the larger coronavirus situation on intra-regional trade.
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Pak authorities should urgently reform 'draconian' blasphemy laws: Europea
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam [Netherlands], April 07 (ANI): Asserting that Pakistan's blasphemy laws lead to "grave miscarriages of justice", a European think tank asked Pakistani authorities to urgently reform the blasphemy laws by repealing the existent provisions and drafting new legislation.
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COVID-19 impact: World Bank predicts South Asian economies will bleed, 11
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 31 (ANI): East Asia and the Pacific could see up to 11 million people driven into poverty, with low wage and informal sector workers becoming the most vulnerable, the World Bank has warned in a report on the economic impact as experts predict dire economic fallout
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21-day lockdown by PM Modi crucial to fight against COVID-19, says Europea
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amsterdam, [Netherlands] Mar 31 (ANI): India's actions undertaken to fight against the spread of COVID-19 by implementing a 21-day lockdown is crucial and a step in the right direction, says a leading European think-tank.
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Coronavirus surges in Pak, Imran remains defiant to announce lockdown
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar 30 (ANI): With a tag of 'maximum-spreader,' Pakistan is reeling under an alarming situation due to a consistent surge in the active COVID-19 infection in the South Asian region. But Imran Khan is still not in favour of a complete lockdown in the country, fearing tha
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