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		<title>Climate Change to deepen hunger in the Pacific: ADB</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2011/09/13/climate-change-to-deepen-hunger-in-the-pacific-adb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2011/09/13/climate-change-to-deepen-hunger-in-the-pacific-adb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 13:56:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Saleem Shaikh</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Environment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Coastal erosion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[drought]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floods in Pakistan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI: Climate change threatens to increase hunger and malnutrition among the Pacific region&#8217;s poorest people unless there is action soon, says a new report from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
The region is already experiencing the ...]]></description>
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		<title>Reproductive health project fails due to poor performance of Ministries: report</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/12/18/reproductive-health-project-fails-due-to-poor-performance-of-ministries-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/12/18/reproductive-health-project-fails-due-to-poor-performance-of-ministries-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2010 19:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noreen Gill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health & Fitness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infant mortality rate]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reprodctive Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women rights]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: Poor performance on the part of two federal ministries coupled with lack of coordination between the federal and provincial governments has led to the failure of the reproductive health project for which the Asian ...]]></description>
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		<title>FoDP calls for strong int’l support, solidarity to meet post-flood reconstruction in Pakistan</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/10/15/fodp-calls-for-strong-intl-support-solidarity-to-meet-post-flood-reconstruction-in-pakistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/10/15/fodp-calls-for-strong-intl-support-solidarity-to-meet-post-flood-reconstruction-in-pakistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:47:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mian Ahsan Liaqat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[floods in Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Democratic Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[National Oversight Disaster Management Council]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS: The Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) has stressed the need for a strong solidarity and support by international community to Pakistan to meet the unprecedented needs of reconstruction and rehabilitation, after the recent devastating ...]]></description>
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		<title>ADB to help improve Pakistan&#8217;s power sector</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/09/27/adb-to-help-improve-pakistans-power-sector-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2010/09/27/adb-to-help-improve-pakistans-power-sector-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:33:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mian Ahsan Liaqat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electric Power]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA: Pakistan’s power sector, which is fighting to cope with growing demand, is getting a boost from a $810-million, multi-tranche financing facility from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the ADB said Monday. The funds, to ...]]></description>
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		<title>Better alternatives needed for meeting macroeconomic challenges</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/02/12/better-alternatives-needed-for-meeting-macroeconomic-challenges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/02/12/better-alternatives-needed-for-meeting-macroeconomic-challenges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:54:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mian Ahsan Liaqat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Exports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Foreign Direct Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Planning Commission]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public private partnership]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: The Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali has called for better alternatives to debt to ease Pakistan ’s fiscal problems and meeting macroeconomic challenges being faced by the country. He expressed these ...]]></description>
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		<title>Asia&#8217;s Local Currency Bond Markets to Expand This Year: ADB</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/02/10/asias-local-currency-bond-markets-to-expand-this-year-adb/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/02/10/asias-local-currency-bond-markets-to-expand-this-year-adb/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 22:28:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mian Ahsan Liaqat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[East Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[financial relief]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pak-times.com/?p=7495</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MANILA: Emerging East Asia&#8217;s local currency bond markets are expected to expand this year with several governments likely to sell debt to pump-prime their economies. Companies are also expected to turn to local markets to ...]]></description>
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		<title>ADB, Pakistan signs $ 300 million loan</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/02/06/adb-pakistan-signs-300-million-loan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2009/02/06/adb-pakistan-signs-300-million-loan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:30:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mian Ahsan Liaqat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[loans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pak-times.com/?p=7279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: Government of Pakistan, Government of Sindh and the Asian Development Bank have signed a $US 300 million loan, multi- trench financing facility (MFF) FFA to improve quality, continuity and coverage of urban services (water ...]]></description>
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		<title>ADB Supports Road Network Development in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/12/01/adb-supports-road-network-development-in-afghanistan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/12/01/adb-supports-road-network-development-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 11:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noreen Gill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[International Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Afghanistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Road network]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA: A $400 million multi-tranche financing facility (MFF) approved by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) will contribute to the Afghan Government’s plan to construct about 2,900 kilometers of national roads and repair and maintain 1,500 ...]]></description>
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		<title>International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/11/24/international-day-for-elimination-of-violence-against-women/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/11/24/international-day-for-elimination-of-violence-against-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 19:46:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Noreen Gill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Society]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[women rights]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pak-times.com/?p=5839</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: Oxfam launched ‘We Can’ campaign to end violence against women to mark the ‘International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women’. Country Director of Oxfam, Iftikhar Khalid said that Oxfam is launching the campaign ...]]></description>
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		<title>ISI political wing disbanded: Foreign Minister</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/11/23/isi-political-wing-disbanded-foreign-minister/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/11/23/isi-political-wing-disbanded-foreign-minister/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Omer Azam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Current Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture in Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bailout package]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dr. Aafia Siddiqui]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friends of Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[IMF]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mehmood Qureshi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pranab Mukherjee]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.pak-times.com/?p=5824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[MULTAN: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said that the political wing of the ISI was disbanded and termed it a positive development. While talking to the media persons at the local airport ...]]></description>
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		<title>ADB Provides Pakistan with $500 Million to Accelerate Economic Transformation</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/10/01/adb-provides-pakistan-with-500-million-to-accelerate-economic-transformation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/10/01/adb-provides-pakistan-with-500-million-to-accelerate-economic-transformation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:30:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mian Ahsan Liaqat</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture in Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Energy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fiscal deficit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[State Bank of Pakistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[MANILA, PHILIPPINES &#8211; The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $500 million loan to support Pakistan’s efforts to address harm done to poor families and the country’s economy by unprecedented international food and fuel ...]]></description>
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		<title>FBR exempts ADB from taxes</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/09/27/fbr-exempts-adb-from-taxes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/09/27/fbr-exempts-adb-from-taxes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mubashar Nizam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FBR]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance Act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income Tax]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Income Tax Ordinance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taxes]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has exempted the Asian Development Bank (ADB) from payment of all taxes, including payment and collection of withholding taxes, says an official statement issued here Saturday. It said the ...]]></description>
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		<title>ADB to Help Improve Pakistan&#8217;s power sector</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/09/08/adb-to-help-improve-pakistans-power-sector/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/09/08/adb-to-help-improve-pakistans-power-sector/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:13:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rubab Saleem</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[International Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Electricity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[energy crisis in Pakistan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[load-shedding]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank (ADB) will help Pakistan with a multi-tranche financing facility to cope with growing demand of energy and will provide a $810-million to Pakistan. ADB’s funding will support the Government of Pakistan ongoing ...]]></description>
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		<title>ADB for improving Pak-India bilateral trade ties</title>
		<link>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/09/03/adb-for-improving-pak-india-bilateral-trade-ties-3159/</link>
		<comments>http://www.pak-times.com/2008/09/03/adb-for-improving-pak-india-bilateral-trade-ties-3159/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:31:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mubashar Nizam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economics & Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Indo-Pak Affairs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asian Development Bank]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[GDP]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pakistan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[KARACHI: Asian Development Bank has taken the initiative to improve bilateral trade relations between Pakistan and India. The bank allocated US$7, 50,000 for preparing a technical report on the Regional Cooperation in South Asia for ...]]></description>
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