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Lankan envoy confident of getting Chinese assistance

Sri Lanka is caught in a spiralling crisis of rising foreign debt, runaway food inflation, massive shortages of fuel and daily power cuts…writes Rahul Kumar Sri Lankan ambassador to China, Palitha Kohona

April 14, 2022

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India’s credit line to save ailing Lanka

India, Sri Lanka’s closest neighbour had offered $1 billion credit line to purchase fuel, food and medicines. Since January India has provided nearly $2.5 billion financial assistance….writes Susitha Fernando Suffered by economic

April 14, 2022

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Shehbaz wants China to include Karachi rail in CPEC

Shehbaz Sharif also visited Sindh CM House where he held a one-on-one meeting with Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to discuss political, economic and several other issues of the province….reports Asian Lite

April 14, 2022

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Pak govt’s U-turn on salary hike

In his maiden address as Prime Minister on the floor of the National Assembly, Sharif had announced an increase in salaries, pensions and minimum wage for labourers. In an apparent ‘U-turn’ from

April 14, 2022

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Ukraine war to hit South Asia

The World Bank attributes its India projection to constrained purchase by Indian households, incomplete recovery of the labour market in which unskilled workers were hit the hardest, and inflation….reports Asian Lite News

April 13, 2022

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Lanka to soothe public anger

Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said on Wednesday that the government is willing to talk with the young protesters…reports Asian Lite News The Sri Lankan government has announced that it is ready to

April 13, 2022

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‘B’desh’s waterways can be used by India, Nepal, Bhutan’

About 8,480 km of the navigable waterway of Bangladesh could be utilised for transportation and distribution of goods between Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan, said Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury…reports Asian Lite News Waterways

April 13, 2022

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‘Street fights have dangerous ends’

Prime Minister Rajapaksa said that the country’s history has dangerous lessons when demands were made on the entire parliament to step down rejecting the democratic system…writes Susitha Fernnado Amidst a week long

April 13, 2022

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Lankans flee to India amid crisis

The newest arrivals to Indian shores said that they sold everything and paid Rs two lakh per family for the boat trip to India, a report by Rahul Kumara With the worsening

April 13, 2022

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Military endorses Bajwa’s stance

The statement comes after the 79th Formation Commanders’ Conference was held at the General Headquarters (GHQ) in Rawalpindi….reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s top military brass has taken notice of the recent propaganda

April 13, 2022

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