Tue, 21-Oct-2025

FIFA lifts ban on Indian Football Federation

FIFA

FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) is lifting the suspension forced on the All India Football Federation (AIFF). “The Bureau of the FIFA Council has decided to lift the suspension that was imposed on the All India Football Federation (AIFF) due to undue third-party influence,” International Federation of Association Football said in a Saturday statement. … Read more

Philippines lifts ban on new open-pit mines

Philippines

MANILA: The Philippines has lifted a four-year ban on new open-pit mines, an official said on Wednesday, in a bid to revitalise the country’s coronavirus-battered economy slammed by activists as “short-sighted”. The move sees the Philippine government reverse a ban imposed in 2017, when the then-environment minister blamed the sector for widespread ecological damage. Manila has … Read more

Pakistan lifts ban on trade of medicines with India

Pakistan allows import of medicines with India

The federal government on Monday allowed the import of life-saving medicines from India in order to provide relief to patients amid bilateral tensions with New Delhi over the illegal annexation of Indian-occupied Kashmir last month. The permission to import and export medicines to and from the Hindu-majority country was granted by the Ministry of Commerce, … Read more