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Stop undermining girls’ right to education: HRW tells Taliban

Afghanistan is now the only country that forbids girls from attending secondary school…reports Asian Lite News In a recently released report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has asked the Taliban regime to lift

March 27, 2023

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Taliban deny US claim of growing IS presence in Afghanistan

The Afghan caretaker government, which has downplayed Daesh, or the IS group, as a serious threat, has vowed to crack down on any armed opponents in the war-ravaged country….reports Asian Lite News

March 27, 2023

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Pak exports to Middle East hit a snag, fall by 12%

The exports saw a mixed trend with a rise to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain while a decline to other countries of the region…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s exports to the Middle East

March 27, 2023

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Chinese debt burden weighs heavily on Nepal’s economy

Like Pokhara International Airport, China has been making significant infrastructural investments in Nepal, making the Himalayan nation more and more dependent on Chinese funds….reports Asian Lite News China has been playing a

March 27, 2023

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Xi turns Russia into a vassal state of China

Putin continues to benefit diplomatically and economically from closer ties to China as he pursues his Ukraine war…writes Sanjeev Sharma Chinese President Xi Jinping has succeeded in making Russia more dependent on

March 27, 2023

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Pak inflation reaches all time high of 46%

On a week-on-week basis, short-term inflation increased by 1.80 per cent as tomatoes, potatoes and wheat flour became costlier…reports Asian Lite News Short-term inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI), reached

March 27, 2023

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UN envoy says solution ‘closest’ to end political crisis in Sudan

Many areas of consensus have emerged in the consultations on five contentious issues among them the dismantling of the old regime and security sector reform, Perthes said…reports Asian Lite News The top

March 27, 2023

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India to help Lanka in strengthening its energy sector

India already has a significant stake in Sri Lanka’s energy sector and a strategic interest in Trincomalee…reports Asian Lite News A high-level Indian delegation led by the Secretary of the Ministry of

March 26, 2023

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Philippines confronts Chinese diplomats

Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan also have overlapping claims in the seaway, which sits atop vast deposits of oil and gas…reports Asian Lite News Protesting over China’s aggressive behaviour in the South

March 26, 2023

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Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy

The court also declared that the death sentence for the accused would be subject to the decision of any appeal or revision…reports Asian Lite News An anti-terrorism court of Pakistan on Friday

March 26, 2023

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