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SPECIAL: Woes of Pakistan’s Banking Sector

The banking woes could cripple the growth momentum and economic recovery. Pak banking sector needs serious structural reforms to stay afloat in times of crisis. The GDP growth rate was just 0.29%

August 2, 2023

Asia News·Pakistan·World News

Nepal asks citizens not to join foreign armies

There were reports of Nepali nationals joining the Ukrainian army, while several others also acknowleged on social media of being recruited into the Russian military….reports Asian Lite News Amid reports that Nepali

August 2, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·Nepal

Xi vows to turn CPEC into ‘exemplary project’

Xi made the remarks in a congratulatory message to the Decade of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor celebration event held in Islamabad, Pakistan….reports Asian Lite News Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Monday that

August 2, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·China

Kandahar reports over 1,000 TB cases in 6 months

According to officials, lack of treatment is the main reason behind the spread of tuberculosis….reports Asian Lite News More than a thousand people were infected with tuberculosis in Afghanistan’s Kandahar in the

August 2, 2023

-Top News·Afghanistan·Asia News

U.S. pushes Taliban on human rights during Doha meeting

The American delegation expressed deep concern regarding the humanitarian crisis and the need to continue to support aid organizations…reports Asian Lite News The United States expressed “deep concern” over the deteriorating human

August 2, 2023

-Top News·Afghanistan·USA

Land boundary agreement @8

The Land Boundary Agreement’s objective was to improve the lives of the people residing in these enclaves, who had been rendered virtually stateless since 1947….reports Asian Lite News A group of progressive

August 2, 2023

Asia News·Bangladesh·India News

Bangladesh, India team up to counter armed Kuki infiltration

Several sources in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) confirmed that armed Kuki guerrillas have scattered and shifted to remote hill-forest terrain, where it is difficult for anti-insurgency operations….writes Saleem Samad Bangladesh and

August 2, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·Bangladesh

Xi vows unwavering support to Islamabad

President Xi highlighted the significance of bilateral ties and expressed a strong commitment from both countries to further enhance their relationship….reports Asian Lite News Chinese President Xi Jinping has reiterated Beijing’s unwavering

August 1, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·China

Bangladesh grapples with dengue outbreak

In the past 24 hours, there have been 2,694 newly reported cases of dengue fever, with 1,168 of those cases originating in Dhaka…reports Asian Lite News The death toll in the ongoing

August 1, 2023

-Top News·Asia News·Bangladesh

No polls soon; Myanmar Junta extends emergency

Since the military coup, the state of emergency has been extended three times, each for six months, with Monday’s extension marking the fourth….reports Asian Lite News Members of Myanmar’s National Defence and

August 1, 2023

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