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Debt burden gets heavier as Bangladesh runs low on capacity to repay

by Rejaul Karim Byron in Daily Star,Dec 21, 2023Bangladesh’s debt service to revenue ratio is projected to cross the 100 percent mark for the first time owing to rising loans and lower tax and export receipts, highlighting the growing risk to the country’s capacity to repay. The debt service-to-revenue and grants ratio stood at 58.7 percent in the fiscal year of 2020-21 but it surged to 72 percent in FY22 and 71.8 percent in the…

‘90pc beggars held abroad are Pakistanis’

report in Dawn, September 28th, 2023KARACH: The Senate Standing Committee on Overseas Pakistanis was informed on Wednesday that a growing number of beggars from Pakistan were moving abroad, which has spurred ‘human trafficking’. Secretary Zulfikar Hai­der of Ministry for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Deve­lop­ment made this disclosure during a discussion in the Senate panel on the issue of skilled and unskilled labour leaving Pakistan, Dawn.com reported. In a startling revelation, Secretary Haider informed the…

Police form special teams to fight militancy

Report in Dawn, August 25th, 2023PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police have formed special weapons and tactics (SWAT) teams to fight militancy amid growing attacks. The initiative comes as the police department analysed the security situation and found out that two-thirds of the nationwide militant attacks took place in KP, according to a senior official. “Our [police] analysis reveals that around 70 per cent of militant attacks have been carried out against us. A total of…

Red Cross set to end funding at 25 hospitals across Afghanistan

Reuters in Dawn, August 18th, 2023THE International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is likely to end the financial running of 25 Afghan hospitals by the end of August due to funding constraints, a spokesperson said, amid growing concerns over a plunge in aid to Afghanistan. “Although we continue to engage with government ministries, donors, and organisations to find alternative sustainable support mechanisms for the hospital sector, the phase-out of the Hospital Programme is expected…

Afghanistan Seeks UN Support for Wheat Storage

By Fidel Rahmati in The Khaama Press Online, March 20, 2023Afghanistan has asked the UN for assistance and requested wheat storage facilities in response to growing concerns about the country’s drought. The Chamber of agriculture and livestock has called on the UN to help the country amidst concerns over possible droughts. “The international community and other countries need to support Afghanistan under the current situation. The government also has to make wheat storage facilities so…