According to charity foundation Oxfam, the 26 richest billionaires own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the planet’s population. The wealth of the world's richest 1% is equaled to the total wealth of the remaining 99%. In the 10 years since the financial crisis, the number of billionaires has nearly doubled

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As reported by Reuters, Southeast Asian countries should be cautious in negotiating with China on its flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to avoid being trapped in unsustainable debt, 70 percent of respondents said in a policy survey released on 6th January.

In a full court reference on the occasion of his retirement on 17 January 2019, the outgoing Chief Justice Mian, Saqib Nisar, said that during his tenure the apex court issued several landmark verdicts, including the one about Gilgit-Baltistan.