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IMF’s orthodoxy set to consign Pakistan to a low-growth trap: Report

IANS | January 4, 2026 7:48 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) The IMF’s orthodoxy is set to consign Pakistan to a low-growth trap for years and without a fundamental rethink of the current strategy, and a change in the sham nature of the fiscal austerity being imposed, the economy will continue to be impaired for the long term, while ordinary Pakistanis will continue to suffer needlessly, a new report has warned.

Street crimes underline how abnormal life has become in Pakistan's Karachi: Report

IANS | January 4, 2026 7:00 PM

Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Police statistics have shown a decline in reported street crimes in Pakistan’s Karachi from 71,105 cases in 2024 to over 64,000 in 2025. However, the same official data underline the extent to which abnormality has become normal in the country’s largest city, a report said.

Ban on teacher recruitment in Pakistan an educational sabotage: Report

IANS | January 4, 2026 6:51 PM

Islamabad, Jan 4 (IANS) Teacher recruitment was effectively frozen in several parts of Pakistan for over five years. A ban on teacher recruitment is not fiscal discipline but educational sabotage as it quietly pushes children out of school by denying them qualified adults in classrooms, a report said.

EAM Jaishankar to visit France and Luxembourg, hold talks with leadership

IANS | January 4, 2026 6:37 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) External Affairs Minister (EAM), S. Jaishankar, will be on an official visit to France and Luxembourg from January 4-9. During his visit to France, the EAM will meet French leadership and hold talks with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jean Noel Barrot.

China aims to extend geopolitical clout to Thailand via BRI route

IANS | January 4, 2026 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) China is now reported to be eyeing northern Thailand, especially along the Thai–Myanmar border, with its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) playbook to build strategic influence in the region.

Bangladesh: Dhaka police bans public gatherings near Yunus' residence, Secretariat

IANS | January 4, 2026 6:24 PM

Dhaka, Jan 4 (IANS) The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on all types of public gatherings in key areas in Bangladesh's capital, including near the Secretariat and Jamuna, the official residence of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus, local media reported on Sunday.

Bangladesh’s jute industry losing global edge due to high costs, outdated technology: BJSA chairman

IANS | January 4, 2026 5:16 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Bangladesh’s jute industry is steadily losing its edge in the global market as high production costs, outdated machinery and low productivity continue to drag the sector down, according to Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association (BJSA) Chairman Tapash Pramanik.

Pakistan's crisis-ridden textile sector seeks Govt bailout

IANS | January 4, 2026 5:08 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistan’s textile sector, which forms the backbone of the country’s exports and industrial employment, is on the brink of collapse with workers being laid off and factories being shut.

Pakistan's Balochistan witnessed rise in enforced disappearances, state repression in 2025: Report

IANS | January 4, 2026 4:59 PM

Quetta, Jan 4 (IANS) Pakistan's Balochistan witnessed a rise in enforced disappearances, an escalation of state repression, and further restrictions on political activists in 2025. The forcible disappearance of students, political activists and relatives of people related to Balochistan resistance continued and the cases of enforced disappearances of women have increased in Balochistan, local media reported on Sunday.

Bangladesh’s mounting economic woes to spill into 2026

IANS | January 4, 2026 4:53 PM

New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Several challenges faced by the Bangladesh economy from 2025, such as the rising non-performing loans in the financial sector, are likely to spill into the new year, according to local media reports.

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IMF’s orthodoxy set to consign Pakistan to a low-growth trap: Report

Street crimes underline how abnormal life has become in Pakistan's Karachi: Report

Ban on teacher recruitment in Pakistan an educational sabotage: Report

EAM Jaishankar to visit France and Luxembourg, hold talks with leadership

China aims to extend geopolitical clout to Thailand via BRI route

Bangladesh: Dhaka police bans public gatherings near Yunus' residence, Secretariat

Bangladesh’s jute industry losing global edge due to high costs, outdated technology: BJSA chairman

Pakistan's crisis-ridden textile sector seeks Govt bailout

Pakistan's Balochistan witnessed rise in enforced disappearances, state repression in 2025: Report

Bangladesh’s mounting economic woes to spill into 2026

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