South Asia
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South Asia may see worst economic performance in 40 years: WB report
New Delhi–As the global economy goes through an unprecedented tough phase amid the coronavirus crisis, a World Bank report on…
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2 anti-India US charities work closely with Pakistan-based Hizbul, LeT
BY AARTI TIKOO SINGH New Delhi/Washington–The two charities, which lobbied against India over Kashmir in the US Congress last year,…
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Government to give Pakistani cinema status of industry
Islamabad–The Imran Khan government has announced that Pakistani cinema will be given the full-fledged status of an industry, a top…
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Stones pelted at ‘Aurat March’ in Pakistan
Islamabad–Incidents of stone pelting were reported at the ‘Aurat March’ organised in various cities across Pakistan to mark International Women’s…
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Sexist writer abuses rights activist over feminist slogan in Pakistan
BY AARTI TIKOO SINGH New Delhi/Islamabad–Just days ahead of International Women’s Day, a controversial drama writer Khalil-ur-Rehman Qamar abused noted…
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Himalayan towns running dry, say experts
New Delhi–A recent study covering 13 towns across four countries — India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan — in the Hindu…
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“They said change your faith, and you’ll be freed,” says Aasia Bibi
Paris– Aasia Bibi, a Pakistani Christian woman who was cleared by the country’s Supreme Court of blasphemy charges after spending eight…
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UN chief applauds Pakistan, censures India during Islamabad trip
BY AARTI TIKOO SINGH New Delhi/Islamabad–Just a week ahead of US President Donald Trump’s visit to New Delhi, United Nations…
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UN Secretary General Guterres says visit to Kartarpur gurdwara ‘very emotional’
BY ARUL LOUIS United Nations– UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that his visit to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartapur…
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Underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim Could be Involved in 2,000 Match-Fixing Scam
BY SANJEEV KUMAR SINGH CHAUHAN New Delhi–Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ishwar Singh, who busted the match-fixing scandal in 2000,…
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