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Domestic cotton production in Pakistan declines to four decade low of 4.9
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As per Dawn, ginning data shows that the cotton harvest declined by a hefty 34 per cent this year from 7.44 million bales the previous year, mainly because of the catastrophic summer floods in Sindh and southern Punjab where this industrial crop is mostly grown.
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Pak: KCCI appeals govt to restore gas supply or production units will shut
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has made an appeal to the Government to restore gas supply else the manufacturers will shut down their production units automatically.
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Festival-time woes of Pakistan's religious minorities continue amid soarin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
40 per cent inflation drains the festive spirit of Ramzan, Holi and Lenten in Pakistan with its religious minorities among the worst sufferers of the current economic slowdown.
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BangaloreOffice facilitates a quick search for the best office space in Ba
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 5 (ANI/PNN): Over the last two years, workplace norms around the world have gone through a tectonic shift. While some organizations have continued the traditional office-going culture, others have adopted a hybrid model. The catastrophic COVID crisis has
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Sri Lanka to see degrowth in 2023, gradual recovery expected next year: AD
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Sri Lanka's economy is estimated to contract again in 2023 before it begins a gradual recovery in 2024, as the country navigates an unprecedented economic crisis, according to Asian Development Bank.
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People in PoK grapple with multi-faceted crisis
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The impact of Pakistan's economic downfall is far-reaching and devastating. The situation for people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), who were already grappling with a multi-faceted crisis, has worsened quickly.
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Pakistan: Acute water shortage witnessed during Ramzan in Karachi
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The supply of water continued to affect the whole city. However, the worst-hit regions were Landhi, Korangi, Qauidabad, Bin Qasim and adjoining areas after a 72-inch diameter line was impacted due to power suspension by the K-Electric at the Dhabeji pumping station at 11:05 am (local time).
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Pakistan: Chaos erupts outside flour distribution centre in Peshawar as po
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Chaos erupted outside a flour distribution centre in Peshawar after police fired tear gas shells at the crowd, Dawn reported.
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Long queues show desperation of many as 'fight for food' continues in Paki
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As inflation in Pakistan continues to remain high, long queues for food showcase the desperation of citizens of Pakistan as making ends meet under depleting sources of income is becoming quite tricky, Dawn newspaper reported.
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Afghanistan: Taliban shuts women-run radio station for playing music durin
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
In another repressive move, a women-run radio station in northeast Afghanistan has been shut down for playing music during the fasting month of Ramzan, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
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As repression of Afghan women goes on under Taliban, global community urge
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As the Taliban's continued repression of women in the nation, Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Afghanistan's permanent representative to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, criticised the Taliban's ban on women and girls attending school and called for women in Afghanistan to be given access to educa
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Unemployment, poverty forces hundreds of Afghans to flee abroad
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Poverty and high rates of unemployment in Afghanistan under the Taliban rule have been pushing the natives to flee the country and move abroad in order to find jobs for survival, TOLOnews reported.
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