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AFP/APPColombo: Sri Lanka's new government has approved a contentious $14.7 billion foreign commercial debt restructuring plan initially agreed upon by the previous administration, according to a statement from the finance ministry on…

AFP/APPColombo: Cash-strapped Sri Lanka's main Marxist politician, Anura Kumara Dissanayaka, has taken a comfortable lead in the presidential election, which has turned into a referendum on an unpopular IMF bailout.Early results…

AFP/APPColombo: Sri Lanka's first presidential elections since an unprecedented economic crisis spurred widespread unrest will be held in September, the election commission said Friday.The election will be the first test of the…

News Desk Karachi:The Pakistan Women's Cricket Team departed from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi to Colombo via Dubai on Tuesday to participate in the Asia Cup.The team will play their first match in the tournament against…

News DeskColombo: A Hindu religious festival in Sri Lanka turned chaotic when an elephant in the procession panicked, causing 13 people to be injured as they fled, police reported on Sunday.Video footage shared on social media…

Xinhua/APP Colombo: The population of dengue mosquitoes in Sri Lanka that transmit the dengue virus has increased by 29.5 percent, state media reported on Saturday, quoting the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU). The NDCU said the…

News DeskRawalpindi: Chief Traffic Officer (CTO) Taimoor Khan has ordered the additional deployment of 200 traffic wardens in Murree, a well-known tourist destination in Punjab, to address the escalating traffic situation.Taimoor…

News DeskIslamabad:  Pakistan’s vibrant truck art tradition has travelled beyond borders as artist and entrepreneur Ali Salman Anchan, along with his social enterprise Phool Patti, showcased the country’s cultural identity through a…