Focus Neighbourhood: Taliban set to join China’s Belt and Road Forum as ties deepen
Taliban set to join China’s Belt and Road Forum as ties deepen Afghanistan Times | 14th October The Taliban say they will join China’s upcoming Belt and Road Forum as relationship between the two seem to be growing significantly despite the Taliban’s lack of formal recognition by any government. While Taliban representatives have attended regional […]
Focus Neighbourhood: 4,000 killed and injured in Herat earthquake: Ministry
4,000 killed and injured in Herat earthquake: Ministry The Khaama Press | 9th October The Ministry of Disaster Management of Afghanistan has announced that on Saturday, four thousand people were killed and injured due to the earthquake in Herat. Officials from this Ministry stated in a press conference in Kabul that 1,983 residential houses have […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Sri Lanka’s creditors likely to reach debt reduction deal this month – report
Sri Lanka’s creditors likely to reach debt reduction deal this month – report Colombo Page | 2nd October Sri Lanka’s major creditors such as Japan, India and France are likely to reach a broad agreement this month on debt reduction steps including extending repayments, Japan’s Sankei newspaper reported on Monday. Sri Lanka has held multiple […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Nepal, India reach deal on boosting cross-border power transmission
Afghan women’s mental health drastically declines amid Taliban rule Afghanistan Times | 19th September The mental health of Afghan women, who have been grappling with the harsh measures imposed by the Taliban since they assumed power two years ago, has shown a disturbing decline across the nation, according to a comprehensive report jointly published by three […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Afghan women thrive in entrepreneurship amid restrictions and challenges
Another crisis likely in Pakistan as President Alvi to ‘give poll date anytime soon’ The News | 11th September The country is likely to plunge into chaos as President Arif Alvi is expected to announce the date for the general elections anytime soon, sources said on Monday, as the differences among the political circles on the […]
Focus Neighbourhood: India increases financial allocation for the implementation of grant projects in Sri Lanka
Pakistan is in a debt (death) trap The Express Tribune | 4th September During the last week the Pakistani Rupee achieved a historic first. It broke through the Rs300 barrier against the Dollar. Other firsts were also recorded: The price of petrol broke through the Rs300 per litre barrier. The cost of a unit of electricity […]
Focus Neighbourhood: China expands footprint in Afghanistan for its fears of Uyghurs militants
Sri Lanka logs highest HIV cases in single quarter Daily Mirror | 29th August Sri Lanka has experienced a dramatic surge in HIV/AIDS cases during the second half of 2023, marking the highest number of cases reported in a single quarter since 2009. According to the National STD/AIDS Control Programme, Sri Lanka has recorded 181 new […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Bangladesh-US Defence Dialogue begins
Pakistan’s economic conditions delay CPEC development The Express Tribune | 22nd August China Overseas Port Holding Company (COPHC) Chairman Yo Bo has emphasised that Pakistan’s economic circumstances were primarily responsible for delay in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)’s development. In a meeting at the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), Yo shed light on the transformative […]
Focus Neighbourhood: India’s future, security linked with Bangladesh, says senior MEA official
China’s Sinopec to begin operations on September 20 Daily Mirror | 16th August Chinese oil major Sinopec expects to start operations in Sri Lanka on Sept. 20 and will be allowed to sell fuel for less than the maximum retail price set by the government, Sri Lanka’s Power Minister said yesterday. Sinopec’s entry into Sri Lanka […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Sri Lanka – India business networking event forges new collaborations
Imran jailed, disqualified for dishonesty The Nation | 6th August Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan was arrested from his Zaman Park residence in Lahore by CIA police shortly after the district and session court in Islamabad convicted him in Toshakhana case. The court sentenced the PTI chairman to three years in […]