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Bangladesh PM offers Chittagong Port for use by India

The Bangladesh premier noted that an initiative was taken to resume cross-border routes between Bangladesh and India which were stopped during the 1965 India-Pakistan war when Bangladesh was eastern wing of Pakistan…reports

April 29, 2022

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Indian envoy renews support

Earlier, the Indian High Commissioner of Sri Lanka met Former Sri Lanka cricketer Sanath Jayasuriya and hailed his many achievements for the sport and Sri Lanka….reports Asian Lite News Indian High Commissioner

April 29, 2022

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Blasts new normal in Afghanistan

The first explosion hit a bus, while the second one came 10 minutes later in a separate location…reports Asian Lite News At least nine civilians were killed and 13 others injured in

April 29, 2022

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Probe on into enforced disappearances of Balochs

IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah said that ethnic profiling cannot be accepted and courts would not turn a blind eye to human rights violations…reports Asian Lite News The Islamabad High Court (IHC)

April 29, 2022

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Musk’s deal: What it means for Twitter

The company missed analysts’ revenue estimates, reporting $1.2 billion versus the $1.23 billion analysts were expecting…reports Nikhila Natarajan Though months away from Elon Musk’s $44 billion buyout deal, Twitter on Thursday cancelled

April 29, 2022

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Boris looking forward to working with Shehbaz

British PM wrote a letter to PM Sharif, noting that the UK and Pakistan enjoyed deep ties supported by strong people-to-people links….reports Asian Lite News United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson congratulated

April 28, 2022

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Jaishankar in Dhaka

Jaishankar’s visit to Bangladesh may be seen in the context of frequent bilateral high-level visits and exchanges particularly as both sides commemorate 50 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties…reports Asian Lite

April 28, 2022

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Shehbaz may request $7.4bn Saudi aid

Senior Ministry officials said that the government would seek $2 billion additional cash deposit in addition to the rollover of the existing $3 billion facility, which would mature by the end of

April 28, 2022

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‘Karachi blast targeted Pak-China ties’

Officials believed that the motive of Tuesday’s attack was to sabotage Pakistan and China relations and they suspect the involvement of a foreign hostile agency….reports Asian Lite News Investigators have said the

April 28, 2022

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Lankan trade unions ask govt to quit

Trade unions, representing banks, railways, education, harbour, electricity, postal, apparel industry and tea estate workers joined the protests while doctors and medical sector too joined the trade union action while on duty….reports

April 28, 2022

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