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 […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Concern over rise in suicide deaths among Afghan women
Pakistan, Australia agree to expand military-to-military cooperation The Express Tribune | 28th July Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) General Sahir Shamshad Mirza is on an official visit to Australia from July 24 for Defence and Security Talks and 1.5 Track Security Dialogue, the military said. During the visit, the CJCSC met high-ranking civilian and […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Sri Lankan FM emphasizes strong connectivity with India to boost tourism and trade
Blinken, Bilawal discuss Pakistan’s economic recovery, Afghanistan-related issues The News | 25th July United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari spoke about Pakistan’s economy and Afghanistan-related issues on Monday. According to State Department’s spokesperson Matthew Miller, Secretary Blinken reaffirmed a “productive US-Pakistan partnership” in a phone conversation with FM Bilawal. […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Deputy Minister Claims 95 percent of Afghans Do Not Want Women to Work
Pakistan sells embassy building in US for $7.1m The News | 13th July Pakistan has finally sold a historic building in the US capital that has been vacant since 2003 for $7.1 million, it emerged Thursday. A Pakistani businessman named Hafeez Khan took the property off the government’s hands. The property classification of the Pakistan Embassy-owned […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Children in Kabul Malnourished Due to Poverty
SL seeks innocent passage via Indian territorial waters to enter Arabian Sea Daily Mirror | 6th July Sri Lanka will seek fresh diplomatic engagements with India to secure what is termed ‘an innocent passage’ through its territorial waters for Sri Lankan fishermen to enter the Arabian Sea for multi-day fisheries, a minister said. Currently, Sri Lankan […]
Focus Neighbourhood: Indian minister: Bangladesh, Bengal, NE states should act as hub to boost trade with SE Asia
Economy contracts 11.5% in 1Q Daily Mirror | 15th June Sri Lanka’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated to have contracted 11.5 percent in the first quarter of 2023 from a year ago, the Department of Census and Statistics said, today. During the quarter under review, agricultural activities expanded by 0.8 percent from a year ago […]
Focus Neighbourhood: India seen consolidating its role in Afghanistan
India, Sri Lanka sign agreement to extend USD 1 billion credit facility for another year Colombo Page | 30th May In response to a request from the Government of Sri Lanka (GOSL), the State Bank of India (SBI) has extended the tenure of the USD 1 billion Credit Facility provided to the government for procurement of […]
$717 Million Needed to Provide Life-Saving Aid to Afghans: UN
Political issues should be resolved with sagacity: President The Nation | 19th May President Dr Arif Alvi has said political issues should be resolved with sagacity and patience so as to focus on economic problems facing the nation. In an interview with a private news channel, he said political instability is creating problems for Pakistan. The […]
Focus Neighbourhood: India extends $1 bln credit line for Sri Lanka by a year
PM, Fazl discuss current political situation The Express Tribune | 11th May JUI-F chief and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) President Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and discussed with him current political situation in the country in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to release PTI Chairman and former premier […]