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World Bank announces plans to restart Syria operations
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World Bank announces plans to restart Syria operations

The first World Bank project in Syria since 2011 will aim to restore access to electricity nationwide

India weighs plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project
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India weighs plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project

New Delhi plans to expand canal on Chenab river to divert more water to India

World Bank flags Pakistan's tax system as unfair and poverty-enhancing
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World Bank flags Pakistan's tax system as unfair and poverty-enhancing

Low revenues, high exemptions, and regressive policies widen human capital gaps and burden the poor, says new report

Pakistan writes to India, rejects suspension of Indus Waters Treaty as illegal
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Pakistan writes to India, rejects suspension of Indus Waters Treaty as illegal

In a fresh letter to India, Pakistan has vowed to raise the issue of the suspended water accord at all relevant forums until New Delhi reverses its decision

Pakistan to brief UN Security Council on India’s ‘treaty breaches, regional threats’
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Pakistan to brief UN Security Council on India’s ‘treaty breaches, regional threats’

Islamabad will brief UNSC on India’s ‘unlawful’ actions, including suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty