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Pak rupee plunges to record low

The local unit fell Pak Rs 8.78, or 3.02 per cent, against the dollar on Thursday and was trading at 299 in the interbank market…reports Asian Lite News The Pakistani rupee slumped

May 11, 2023

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PTI anger wreaks havoc in Pakistan

More than 150 officers and workers were injured during the violent incidents that took place throughout Punjab province….reports Asian Lite News Following the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan, the

May 11, 2023

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ASEAN push to use local currency for trade

The declaration said leaders recognized the potential benefits of local currency usage in strengthening financial resilience…reports Asian Lite News To facilitate regional economic integration, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

May 11, 2023

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Saudi King invites Assad to Arab Summit

Saudi Ambassador to Jordan delivered the invitation during a meeting with President Bashar Al-Assad in Damascus, reports Asian Lite Newsdesk Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has invited the Syrian

May 11, 2023

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China, Pakistan include Afghanistan in BRI

Reports said that the Taliban has agreed with China and Pakistan to extend the Belt and Road Initiative to Afghanistan…reports Asian Lite News The dangers of protectionism, hegemony and power politics that

May 11, 2023

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Beijing blames Canberra for meddling in Fiji relationship

The ties between China and Fiji have strained ever since Sitiveni Rabuka took over power late last year…reports Asian Lite News China has accused Australia of trying to sabotage its relationship with

May 11, 2023

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China keen to fund Pak railway network despite possible losses

The report surmises that there can be several takeaways from China-Pakistan railway connectivity. First, railway networks have connected China in the past and present…..reports Asian Lite News Eight years into the major

May 11, 2023

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Crackdown on PTI continues: Fawad Chaudhry arrested outside SC

The development comes amid the ongoing crackdown on the PTI leaders and workers….reports Asian Lite News Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senior Vice-President Fawad Chaudhry has been arrested outside the Supreme Court (SC) in

May 11, 2023

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Nepal hydropower project back on track for India’s GMR

GMR Upper Karnali Hydropower Limited is one the largest in Nepal, targeting hydro- production of 900MW…writes Prithvi Shrestha In a major relief to India’s GMR Energy, Nepal’s Supreme Court cleared the company’s

May 11, 2023

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IMF staff team due in Lanka

On Tuesday, Sri Lanka had requested 17 countries which had formally formed an official creditor committee for debt treatment…reports Susitha Fernando An IMF staff team comprising Krishna Srinivasan, Director of the Asia

May 10, 2023

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