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Pakistan has a huge youth bulge — nearly 64pct of the population — and has generally been supportive of Khan including backing him for change in the status quo. DESPARDES
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The Umrah returnees (from Saudi Arabia) in March are a silent source of importing coronavirus to Pakistan DESPARDES — Four (4) major coronavirus trends in Pakistan have been tracked so
DESPARDES — Scientists from the Global Virus Network at the University of Maryland in the US, along with Iranian scientists, used latest climate models to see how the prevalence of
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IRSHAD SALIM — On Mar 14, 2020 a falcon with mini camera on its back — and released from the top of Khalifa Tower — went looking for its coach,
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SoDATA — The Moody’s rating agency has forecast that instead of an over 3 percent growth in 2020, world economy will now see negative growth due to Coronavirus pandemic. The
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SoDATA — 2020 is the moment when Washington’s global authority could truly begin to buckle, says an opinion piece in Bloomberg as it compares Beijing’s handling of the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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The global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been adding challenges to the peace process and Khalilzad has said it created a need for urgency. DESPARDES — Afghanistan’s government has announced a
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DESPARDES — Some children eating grass in India were photographed on the the third day of 21-day countrywide lockdown amid global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Local administrative officials intervened with ration
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DESPARDES — President Donald Trump wants the country to get back to work, saying “it’s like the cure (lockdown) is worse than the problem”. More than 104,000 confirmed cases of
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IMF has announced it would consider Islamabad’s request for financial assistance DESPARDES — Prime Minister Imran Khan has announced a stimulus package of several hundred billion rupees for laborers, lower
Continue readingKhan Announces Financial Stimulus, Calls For Debt Relief For Developing Nations
DESPARDES — The world is in the grips of an insidious pandemic that’s wreaking havoc everywhere. Globally, more than 550,000 people have been infected by the novel coronavirus and more
Continue readingThese Countries Miraculously Are Still Coronavirus Free
Xi’s speech at the Extraordinary G20 Leaders’ Summit via video link in Beijing on Thursday, stressed on cutting tariffs, removing barriers, and facilitating the unfettered flow of trade. DESPARDES —