Police resorted to baton charge and lobbed teargas shells to disperse a protest rally organized by teachers in Pakistan's Peshawar city on Monday
Sri Lanka needs well-designed political and economic policy changes for long-term recovery
The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
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India GDP growth contracts 7.3 percent in FY21
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Four Pakistani soldiers die as two separate terrorist attacks in Balochistan
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Indian, Australian defence ministers review bilateral cooperation
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh had a telephonic conversation with Australian Minister for Defence Peter Dutton Tuesday when they reviewed the ongoing defence cooperation between the two countries in the backdrop of the current regional situation
Former Afghan president stresses on nationalization of peace process
Former Afghan President Hamid Karzai has called on both the Taliban and the Afghan government to work on nationalizing the current peace process, adding both parties need to hold talks within Afghanistan
Improving ties with India will be 'betrayal' of Kashmiris: Pakistan PM
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said his country could not improve its trade with India as any normalization of relations with the neighboring country would be, what he called, a major' betrayal" of Kashmiris, according to a Dawn report
Pakistan invites Afghan foreign minister to Islamabad
Pakistan has invited Afghanistan Foreign Minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar to visit Islamabad to boost relations between the two neighboring countries
