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World Bank suggests Pakistan end subsidies amid dangerous fiscal deficit and debt

16 Apr 2023 22:53 PM IST

Global financial institution World Bank on Sunday raised concern over Pakistan’s “dangerous” fiscal deficit and debt rise suggesting Islamabad end subsidies, reported The Express Tribune. To improve Pakistan’s economy, the World Bank, in its review report, has recommended several suggestions to the country to counter the problem — starting with

French President Macron signs pension reform into law

16 Apr 2023 22:38 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron, despite severe protests across the country, has signed a pension bill into law to raise the country’s retirement age by two years, Al Jazeera reported on Saturday. The key retirement-age legislation was accepted by France’s Constitutional Council on Friday, which came after months of opposition to

G7 vows to step up shift towards renewable energy, zero carbon

16 Apr 2023 22:36 PM IST

Energy and environment ministers of the Group of Seven wealthy nations vowed on Sunday to work to hasten the shift toward cleaner, renewable energy, but set no timetable for phasing out coal-fired power plants as they wrapped up two days of talks in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo. The

Military violence worsening amid fierce resistance and international ambivalence

16 Apr 2023 22:34 PM IST

In the early days of a brutal 2021 military crackdown on anti-coup protesters in Myanmar, members of the nascent resistance movement began asking “how many dead bodies” it would take for the world community to act. More than two years on from a coup that installed military rule in the

Poland to ‘temporarily’ prohibit grain imports from Ukraine

16 Apr 2023 22:31 PM IST

In an effort to support its farmers, who claim they are losing a lot of money as a result of an oversupply of Ukrainian grain on the market, the Polish government announced it will temporarily forbid grain and other food imports from Ukraine, according to Al Jazeera. The administration declared

Death toll climbs to 11 from Russian missile strike in Sloviansk

16 Apr 2023 22:30 PM IST

The death toll from a Russian missile strike that hit Ukraine’s Sloviansk on Friday has climbed to 11, New York Times reported. After a Russian missile attack on a residential neighbourhood in the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, rescuers retrieved additional dead bodies from the debris on Saturday. A 2-year-old

State Secretary Anthony Blinken calls for end to violence in Sudan

16 Apr 2023 22:28 PM IST

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Saturday that he was deeply concerned about reports of escalating violence between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the country’s main paramilitary group, the Rapid Support Forces and urged to stop the violence immediately. Taking to Twitter, Blinken said, “Deeply concerned about

S. Korea repels n. Korean patrol boat after sea intrusion

16 Apr 2023 22:25 PM IST

South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots to repel a North Korean patrol vessel that temporarily crossed the countries’ disputed western sea boundary while chasing a Chinese fishing boat. The North Korean patrol boat crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line at around 11 am on Saturday while pursuing the

Armed forces veterans, health workers get prime spot at King Charles Coronation

16 Apr 2023 22:24 PM IST

Around 4,000 UK Armed Forces veterans and healthcare workers will be offered a prime viewing spot opposite Buckingham Palace in London for the Coronation of King Charles III, the British government announced on Sunday. Around 3,800 seats will be created in a specially built grandstand in front of the Palace

Sindh Police arrest PTI senior leader Ali Haider Zaidi

16 Apr 2023 22:23 PM IST

Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Haider Zaidi was arrested by Sindh Police on Saturday on charges of “fraud and issuing threats,” reported Geo News. Zaidi was detained on suspicion of “fraud and sending threats,” according to a First Information Report (FIR) that is on file with Geo News. A

Syria’s FM travels to Algeria, Tunisia to revive diplomatic ties

16 Apr 2023 22:21 PM IST

Syria’s chief diplomat has started a visit to Algeria and Tunisia as part of efforts to revive diplomatic relationships in the Arab world, more than a decade after his country was globally isolated amid President Bashar Assad’s brutal crackdown on mass protests against his rule. Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad was

Nepal to allow citizens living abroad to cast votes: prachanda

16 Apr 2023 22:20 PM IST

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said that his government will make necessary arrangements to grant voting rights to Nepali citizens living abroad. Over 6,50,000 Nepalis have migrated overseas in 2021 seeking employment, the country’s Department of Foreign Employment said. “Arrangements will be made to allow Nepalis living abroad