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Pakistan gets World Bank’s $258mn healthcare boost

The fund issued by the World Bank also focuses on accelerating national efforts towards universal health coverage in Pakistan…reports Asian Lite News In order to improve the primary healthcare services in Pakistan,

June 9, 2022

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Pak General accused of pocketing more than trillion rupees

The former chief of WAPDA was first appointed to the post on August 24, 2016, by the then prime minister Nawaz Sharif for five years. Later, Imran Khan extended his term for

June 9, 2022

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Taliban’s police gets new uniform

The new uniform will first be distributed only in the provinces of Kabul and Kandahar, as per Ministry officials….reports Asian Lite News The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan has unveiled new uniforms for

June 9, 2022

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Delhi’s New Afghan Mission

Why is India now directly engaging with the Taliban in Afghanistan? Explores Atul Aneja The Ministry of External Affairs of India recently made a dramatic announcement that an Indian delegation was heading

June 8, 2022

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Lankan PM cautions citizens on fuel usage

Sri Lanka is in the middle of its worst-ever economic crisis due to a foreign exchange shortage which has led to a shortage of essentials such as medicines, fuel and food…reports Asian

June 8, 2022

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Sri Lanka seeks India’s support for troubled agri sector

Last week, India handed a total of 3.3 tons of essential medical supplies to Sri Lanka…reports Asian Lite News Sri Lankan Agriculture Minister Mahinda Amaraweera has sought India’s help for food security

June 8, 2022

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China setting up military base in Cambodia

The base is reportedly located to the west of the South China Sea, where Beijing has overlapping territorial claims with several countries. It will be capable of hosting large naval vessels, according

June 7, 2022

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UN breather for crisis-hit Lanka

The Prime Minister further informed that he spoke with officials from the UN, Food and Agriculture Organization, World Food Program (FP), UN Development Program and the World Health Organization….writes SUSITHA FERNANDO Amid

June 7, 2022

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Pakistan sees jump in polio cases

North Waziristan is a former Taliban stronghold in northwest Pakistan, where high vaccine refusal rates are thought to be behind the new cases….reports Asian Lite News Pakistans polio eradication campaign is in

June 7, 2022

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WHO to distribute monkeypox test kits in Afghanistan

According to officials from the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), the Afghan health sector currently lacks kits to test for monkeypox…reports Asian Lite News The Taliban-led government in Afghanistan announced that the

June 7, 2022

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