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Pakistan to seek over USD 16 bn for flood rehabilitation at UN conference
Islamabad: Pakistan is likely to seek over USD 16 billion at a UN conference next week for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the areas devastated by last year’s catastrophic floods which caused…
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Russian companies barred from displaying tech products at CES 2023
Las Vegas: At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023 being held here from January 5-8, Russian companies are not allowed to display their technology products because the country’s invasion of Ukraine, media…
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Last rites of Tamil Nadu medico to be held in China
Chennai: The last rites of the Pudukkottai native, who died in China while pursuing medicine there, will be held in China itself. S. Sheikh Abdulla, 22, hails from Rose Nagar, Pudukottai. He…
- Pakistan
Pakistan banks on Saudi Arabia to avoid default
Islamabad: In what appears to be an alternative to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar expressed hope to receive a $3 billion second bailout from Saudi Arabia within…
- Pakistan
Pakistan officially nominates Turkish President for Nobel Peace Prize
Islamabad: Pakistan Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani has written to the Norwegian Nobel Committee backing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for the next Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to resolve the Ukrainian…
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Making every effort to reduce visa interview appointment time in India: US
Washington: The US is making every effort to reduce the waiting time for a visa interview appointment in India, a top State Department official has said, asserting that the visa processing is recovering faster than projected and…
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Iran, Russia sign deal to build ship for Caspian Sea port
Tehran: Iran and Russia have signed a contract for building a cargo ship for the Caspian Sea port of Solyanka. According to a local media report, the Russian side will manufacture a…
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US House adjourns after Kevin McCarthy loses 6th Speaker vote
Washington: Amid an ongoing historic political stalemate, the US House of Representatives has temporarily adjourned after Republican Congressman Kevin McCarthy lost six rounds of voting for the post of Speaker. The House,…
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Sunak pledges to halve inflation, boost economy
London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has pledged to halve inflation and boost the country’s economy in his first major speech of the new year. In his speech on Wednesday, Sunak made…
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UN assures crisis-hit Sri Lanka with financial, technical support
Colombo: UN Assistant Secretary-General and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja has assured Sri Lanka with UN’s financial and technical support as the South…
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Poland buys more battle tanks from US
Warsaw: The Polish government signed a $ 1.4 billion deal to buy 116 battle tanks from the US. The US Department of State in December 2022 approved the sale of the M1A1…
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Ukraine’s budget deficit reaches $24.9 bn in 2022
Kiev: Ukraine’s annual budget deficit reached an estimated 911.1 billion hryvnias (about $24.9 billion) in 2022, the country’s Finance Ministry has said. The revenues of the general fund of Ukraine’s budget reached…
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Sri Lankan election commission ready for local elections
Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has said that applications for postal voting from eligible voters for the 2023 local elections would be accepted on January 5-23. Chairman of the Election Commission Nimal…
- Pakistan
Forensic report reveals Imran was hit by ‘fragments, not bullets’
Islamabad: A forensic report has revealed that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was hit by threebullet fragments and a metal piece during an assassination attempt last year when he was leading…
- Pakistan
Perpetrator, facilitators of Islamabad suicide blast identified
Islamabad: A high-level team probing the December 23, 2022 suicide attack targeting a police checkpost in Islamabad that killed a cop and critically injured others, has identified the suicide bomber, while a…
