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Sun, 08 May 22 09:58:40 +0500
Sri Lanka in talks for $100 million emergency funding from Beijing-backed bank
China is Sri Lanka's largest bilateral lender, with an outstanding balance of $6.5 billion

Sun, 08 May 22 16:01:35 +0500
Putin vows 'as in 1945, victory will be ours'
Russian president says their ‘sacred duty’ is to hold back ideological successors of those who were defeated in WW II

Sun, 08 May 22 10:01:47 +0500
Beijing city reports 39 new local COVID infections over past 24 hours
Shanghai is tightening its already strict COVID-19 lockdown in a fresh push to eliminate infections

Sun, 08 May 22 13:09:15 +0500
Mumbai mosques turn volume down on call to prayer after Hindu's demands
Deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh says over 60,000 unauthorised loudspeakers have been removed from mosques and temples

Sat, 07 May 22 19:43:57 +0500
Sixty feared dead in Ukraine school bombed by Russia
Governor says fire engulfed the building, sheltering 90 people, for several hours

Sun, 08 May 22 13:38:37 +0500
PM Shehbaz wishes Saudi king speedy recovery, complete health
In a Twitter post, premier says entire Pakistani nation joins him in praying for King Salman's wellbeing

Sun, 08 May 22 13:13:17 +0500
Afghan women defiant but feel 'imprisoned' by order to cover faces
Taliban earlier issued a directive ordering women to cover fully in public or stay indoors

Sun, 08 May 22 10:03:48 +0500
Saudi king admitted to hospital in Jeddah for tests
The king, 86, underwent gallbladder surgery in 2020 and had the battery of his heart pacemaker replaced

Sat, 07 May 22 07:41:58 +0500
Indian opposition seeks higher compensation for COVID deaths after damning WHO report
Prime Minister Modi's govt has rejected the WHO estimate released on Thursday that 4.7 million people died in India

Sat, 07 May 22 14:11:30 +0500
WATCH: Afghan man embarks on Hajj pilgrimage on his bicycle
Noor Ahmed has refused to accept the government's offer to travel to the sacred land by air

Thu, 05 May 22 06:58:00 +0500
US eyes emergency contraception grants if top court cuts abortion rights
President Joe Biden appealed to voters to protect abortion rights

Sat, 16 Apr 22 15:45:21 +0500
The first eight months of the Taliban regime
As easy as it was for Taliban to wrest control of Afghanistan last August, its niggling governance struggles endure

Wed, 04 May 22 12:34:25 +0500
Afghan women defend right to drive as Taliban curb licences
Traffic department official says they were verbally instructed to stop issuing licences to women drivers

Mon, 02 May 22 14:58:19 +0500
Saudis feel 'let down' by US over Houthi security threats: senior royal
Traditionally strong ties between Riyadh and Washington have been shaken under US President Joe Biden

Sat, 23 Apr 22 08:04:55 +0500
US 'welcomes' NSC statement rejecting 'foreign conspiracy' allegation
Senior official says US has always viewed strong, prosperous, democratic Pakistan as critical to US interests

Fri, 29 Apr 22 15:02:05 +0500
Pakistan, India reel under intense heat wave
More than a billion people are at risk of heat-related impacts in the region, warn scientists

Sun, 08 May 22 15:55:32 +0500
Faulty battery cells, modules likely caused e-scooter fire in India
The probe was launched after a man and his daughter died when their e-bike 'went up in flames'

Mon, 02 May 22 17:28:20 +0500
106-year-old Covid-19 patient cured in China's Jilin
In addition to the fatal disease, the patient had serious underlying health conditions, including brain atrophy

Sun, 01 May 22 18:41:28 +0500
Telefonica turns to Israel's high-tech to boost consumer portfolio
Europe's third-largest telecoms company aims to increase investments in e-health and other businesses

Thu, 28 Apr 22 12:38:57 +0500
India sweats over worst power cuts in six years during extreme heat
Parts of South Asia are facing an extreme heat wave as temperatures rose several degrees above normal

Wed, 20 Apr 22 06:09:33 +0500
Pakistan 'highly' values its relations with UK
British high commissioner calls on PM Shehbaz; expresses desire to work closely with Pakistan

Fri, 22 Apr 22 18:42:07 +0500
Lights go out on Erdogan rival who refused to pay soaring power bills
I will sit in the darkness to experience the pain of my people, says opposition party chief

Tue, 19 Apr 22 09:24:42 +0500
US 'looks forward' to closer cooperation with new Pakistani government
Price terms Islamabad 'important stakeholder' for stability in Afghanistan



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