The city administration decided on Friday to impose smart lockdowns in certain areas of four districts of Karachi and micro-lockdowns in the remaining two, so as to curb the spread of the coronavirus
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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