The Turkey Conference, scheduled for 24 April to fast-track the Afghan Peace Process, was postponed for the second time, reportedly over the refusal by the Taliban to participate in the process
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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Russia proposes manufacturing its Sputnik-V vaccine in Bangladesh
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24.5 million new poor in Bangladesh, finds survey
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Pakistan PM Imran Khan wishes former Indian PM Manmohan Singh speedy recovery
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Lockdown should be last resort, says Modi
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Kashmiri youth repatriated from PoK after eight months
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More than 200 Pakistanis deported from Iran
More than 203 Pakistanis have been deported by Iran for not possessing valid travel documents, IBNS said quoting media reports
Indian cabinet approves trade pact with Bangladesh
India’s cabinet has given its nod to the pact inked with Bangladesh on setting up a framework of cooperation in trade remedial measures, an official release said
Former Nepal king Gyanendra tests Covid positive
Former Nepal king Gyanendra Shah and ex Queen Komal Shah have both tested positive for COVID-19, the country’s health ministry said
Indian agents seize nearly 350 kg heroin from Sri Lankan boat
India's Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has seized a whopping 349 kilograms of heroin, worth over $234 million in the international market from a Sri Lankan fishing boat, reports say
A huge number of vaccines wasted by several Indian states
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Under pressure, Pakistan releases leader of radical Islamist group TLP
Saad Hussain Rizvi, the chief of the Tahreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), a radical Islamist group responsible for recent violent protests in Pakistan, was released on Tuesday following the negotiations between the government and the group that started earlier this week
Nepal government tightens measures amid surging COVID-19 cases
Schools, cinema houses, bars, and other places of public gatherings have been ordered to shut in several districts of Nepal as the government fears the second wave of the COVID-19 is imminent, said the Kathmandu Post
Resolution on French envoy’s expulsion to be presented in Pakistan’s national assembly
The Pakistan government is all set to present a resolution on the French envoy’s expulsion--a key demand of Pakistan’s radical Islamist group TLP - in the country’s national assembly on Tuesday
