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6 months of Taliban rule: Afghans poorer and hopeless

The United Nations warns that more than 97 per cent of Afghans will fall into poverty before summer, and the Afghan economy appears to be in free fall…reports Asian Lite News The

February 18, 2022

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Police beat up student protesters in Quetta

Police in Balochistan have beaten up student protesters in Quetta who had staged a demonstration for their educational rights, Friday Times reported. Medical students in Quetta have been staging a demonstration for

February 18, 2022

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Pakistan honours Bill Gates with Hilal-e-Pakistan

The Pak premier’s house hosted a luncheon in honour of the tech billionaire, who was briefed on Pakistan’s efforts about polio eradication and Covid response….reports Asian Lite News Microsoft founder and philanthropist

February 18, 2022

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NATO concerned that Russia trying to stage pretext for Ukraine attack

The Duma proposal prompted strong condemnation from the United States on Wednesday, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken saying it would “constitute a gross violation of international law”…reports Asian Lite News NATO

February 18, 2022

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Top US general warns of ISIS presence in Afghanistan

The Taliban’s Ministry of Defence have denied the claims regarding the presence of the IS and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News General Kenneth McKenzie, Commander of the US Central Command,

February 17, 2022

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Biden’s plan for frozen funds gets flak from Afghans

On Tuesday, thousands of Afghans staged demonstrations, denouncing Biden’s decision and demanding the return of the frozen assets to the war-torn country….reports Asian Lite News The Afghanistan Chamber of Industries and Mines

February 17, 2022

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Farm fury spills onto more Pak cities

Pakistan’s Opposition parties have also extended their support to farmers saying the ill-fated decision to cut tax exemption has broken the agriculture economy, which is the backbone of the country’s economy…reports Asian

February 17, 2022

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Detained Pak journalist alleges custodial torture

The senior journalist, seemingly with a black eye and cuts to his face, made the allegations to journalists while he was escorted into a terrorism court in Islamabad by police on Wednesday….reports

February 17, 2022

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Nomadic Tibetans sent to labour camps over politically sensitive content on phone

The source also said that most of them are detained in a labour camp in Thangnagma….report Asian Lite News Chinese authorities in the country’s Tibet Autonomous Region are detaining more nomadic Tibetans

February 17, 2022

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China on a mission to build top-class universities

In a bid to boost the high-quality development of China’s higher education sector, its first stage was launched in 2016 and finished in 2020….reports Asian Lite News China has issued a list

February 17, 2022

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