Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi reiterated on Friday Pakistan’s strong desire to further enhance the strategic-level partnership with Malaysia in the fields of economy, trade, defence, education and science and technology
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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