IMF approves $7bn loan to support Pakistan’s struggling economy The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a $7bn (£5.25bn) loan to help Pakistan address its…
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Sri Lanka’s new leftist president dissolves parliament, calls snap election Sri Lanka’s newly elected president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has officially dissolved the 225-member parliament, setting…
Deadly unrest over job quotas grips Bangladesh Schools and universities across Bangladesh have been closed indefinitely after six people died during protests over government job…
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Pakistan strikes $3bn IMF bailout deal Pakistan has struck a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for $3bn of funding. The deal still needs…
Bangladesh has achieved an extraordinary feat as the government successfully delivers electricity to every household, accomplishing 100% electricity coverage across the country, according to an Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) report.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court rules former PM Imran Khan’s arrest was illegal Pakistan’s top court has declared the arrest of former prime minister Imran Khan illegal…
Pakistan braces for Imran Khan’s corruption hearing amid protests Pakistan remains tense as former Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a hearing on corruption charges following…
Nepal Co-pilot Anju Khatiwada lost husband in plane crash 16 years earlier The pilot of the recent plane crash in Nepal has been revealed as…
No survivors from Nepal plane crash – officials Officials say there are no hopes of finding survivors after Nepal’s worst air disaster in decades. Local…
Aljazeera says Pakistan has removed far-right leader Saad Rizvi from its terrorism watchlist, paving the way for his release from detention.