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China targets 5% growth rate, hikes defence budget

China’s deficit-to-GDP ratio is projected at 3 per cent for 2023, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than in 2022…reports Asian Lite News China has set its annual GDP growth target at

March 6, 2023

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Rising sea level threatens Asian megacities

Scientists have long known that sea levels will rise with increasing ocean temperatures, largely because water expands when it warms and melting ice sheets release more water into the oceans….reports Asian Lite

March 6, 2023

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Imran dodges arrest in Toshakhana case

When the Islamabad Police arrived at Imran Khan’s residence, they found a horde of PTI supporters along with party leaders saying PTI chief was “unavailable”…reports Asian Lite News PTI Chairman Imran Khan

March 5, 2023

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Pak police at Imran’s residence to arrest him

Imran is accused of allegedly concealing details of the gifts in his assets declarations he retained from the Toshakhana…reports Asian Lite News Islamabad Police arrive at former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s

March 5, 2023

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Pak Minister terms Imran as foreign agent

Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Saturday that Khan should be held accountable for “violating” the Constitution….reports Asian Lite News Pakistan Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb has strongly reacted to PTI

March 5, 2023

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Protests grip Gilgit-Baltistan

From fuel to food to power, the shortages have triggered street protests in recent weeks by the local people….reports Asian Lite News Often used to woo foreign tourists to its mountains, Gilgit-Baltistan

March 5, 2023

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‘Uyghur woman in jail for sending kids to religious school’

Even after 26 years of the Ghulja massacre, the situation of Uyghurs has deteriorated to the extent that China is now openly executing Uyghurs…reports Asian Lite News For over two decades, Uyghur

March 5, 2023

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Pro-Tibet rally in Taipei against Chinese oppression

The annual march also seeks to highlight the plight of the people of Hong Kong and people in Xinjiang urging the Taiwanese to take notice…reports Asian Lite News Pro-Tibet and human rights

March 5, 2023

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Pakistan plans cross-border attack on TTP, risking border tensions

Pakistan is planning to attack TTP’s hideouts across the border that it hosted for two decades and facilitated their regaining of Kabul…reports Asian Lite News Frustrated with non-cooperation from Afghanistan’s rulers in

March 5, 2023

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Breather for Pakistan as China approves $1.3b rollover

Pakistan is currently facing growing economic challenges, with high inflation, sliding forex reserves, a widening current account deficit and a depreciating currency..reports Asian Lite News Cash-Strapped Pakistan sees a ray of hope

March 5, 2023

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