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US special envoy Khalilzad, Pakistan Army chief discuss Afghan peace process

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad met Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Qamar Javed Bajwa and discussed the peace process in Afghanistan, the military here said

Pakistan saw highest inflation in the world during 2020

For Pakistani residents, fiscal year 2020 was the worst year as they witnessed highest inflation in the world forcing policy makers to increase interest rate, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)

Japan grants aid worth USD 5.6 million

The Government of Japan has provided aid worth USD 5.6 million to the Maldives for further promoting the economic and social development in the country

Indian-American community leader dies of COVID-19

Indian-American community leader Ramesh Patel, who was a moving force behind the New York City's India Day Parade, has died of COVID-19, according to the Global Organization of People of Indian Origin (GOPIO)

Bangladesh’s first human milk bank hits COVID-19 hurdle

Bangladesh’s first human milk bank stalled once after running into opposition by a group of Islamists last year, and it faces another prodigious hurdle now: the coronavirus outbreak

Kabul rejects Pakistani claims of India using Afghan territory

The Afghanistan government has rejected Islamabad's allegation that Kabul was allowing its territories to be used by India to destabilize Pakistan

Labour shortage from Nepal may upset Himachal's applecart

Himachal Pradesh's fruit economy of Rs 4,000-crore largely banks on sturdy labourers from Nepal who make their efforts in farms fruitful

World Bank grants USD 975,000 for safe transportation in Thimphu

The World Bank (WB) will provide a grant of USD 975,000 to support the government’s efforts to design investments that would provide access, efficient, safe, and green transportation options in Thimphu city under the Bhutan Green Transport Project (BGTP)

WHO warns of COVID-19 explosion risks in South Asia

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that as the COVID-19 cases were growing at an alarming rate in South Asia, there were risks of an explosion of the virus in the densely-populated region

Pakistan Army pushing Taliban militants into Kashmir: Intelligence agencies

Four terrorists, including two Taliban militants, camping with the Pakistani Army across the Line of Control opposite Naushera Sector in Jammu and Kashmir are planning to infiltrate into Indian territory, intelligence agencies alerted security forces on Friday

D-company admits business in Pakistan, but denies Dawood's admission in Karachi hospital

Even as intelligence agencies report that India's most wanted fugitive Dawood Ibrahim and his wife have tested positive for COVID-19 and are admitted in Army Hospital, Karachi, Dawood's brother Anees Ibrahim, who controls D-company's underworld operations and finance, denies such reports

Pakistan has suffered Rs2.5 trillion loss because of COVID-19

Pakistan is estimated to have faced an economic loss of up to Rs2.5 trillion because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the current fiscal year

ADB to give $300m loan to mitigate COVID-19 impact

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Friday signed an agreement with Pakistan for a $300 million emergency loan to help the country mitigate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

Indians stuck in Nepal also trying to get home

The nationwide lockdown in both India and Nepal to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 in the third week of March forced everyone to shelter in place, but it also spreading great misery as migrant workers and their families trekked across Nepal and India to reach their villages

Sri Lanka apparel exporters get some orders as coronavirus lockdowns ease in the West

Orders are beginning to trickle into Sri Lanka’s apparel export firms as Coronavirus lockdowns are eased in the West and buyers re-activating some cancelled orders as stores opened, industry officials said