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ADB warns Pakistan as it struggles to capitalise on digital trade
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan is falling behind its regional peers in the digital trade sector due to fragmented regulations, inadequate infrastructure, and poor policy coordination, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned in a report released on September 19. The ADB's study, Digitally Connected Central Asia Re
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Citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accuse Pakistan of failing to crush militan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, protesters carried banners and placards with anti-terror slogans, demanding urgent intervention from the government and security institutions to restore peace. Organisers described the gathering as a "public referendum" against terrorism, underlining the com
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Pakistan: Citizens pay the price as the government fails to provide basic
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, Protesters voiced strong resentment against what they described as the authorities' continued negligence toward basic needs. They claimed that the water supply to several localities in Baldia Town had been suspended for nearly a month, creating immense diffi
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Pakistan's leaders fail to deliver as millions flee abroad in search of li
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the migration is not confined to unskilled workers; it also includes professionals such as doctors, engineers, IT experts, teachers, bankers, accountants, auditors, designers, and architects, as well as drivers, plumbers, welders, and other skilled labourers
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Karakoram Highway shut amid Diamer-Basha dam compensation row
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The protest, reported by The Express Tribune, demands immediate and higher compensation for land acquired for the Diamer-Basha Dam project.
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Pakistan: Govt inaction turns Karakoram highway into protest hotspot
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The blockade has stranded hundreds of passengers, trucks, and traders, disrupting vital supplies to Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB), as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: River levels stay high across Sindh as flood precautions continu
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
River levels remained high across Sindh on Saturday, as authorities stayed on alert and the Pakistan Army finalised preparations to support local administrations in case water levels rise further, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan: Government policies turn blind eye to fishermen's pleas, lose co
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Due to the reduction of flow of water in the Indus, the fishermen community living alongside the coast of Sindh is seeing their lands and livelihoods being destroyed due to the seeping in of seawater and unresponsive government actions, the Express Tribune reported on Saturday.
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Pakistan's govt approves climate, agricultural emergency amid ongoing floo
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif gave in-principle approval for the declaration of a climate and agricultural emergency in response to the devastating impact of monsoon rains and widespread flooding across Pakistan, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: Encroachment crisis persists in Karachi amidst empty government
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Promised sweeping anti-encroachment drives have largely become superficial operations, doing little to ease traffic chaos or improve the daily lives of millions, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf expels CM Gulbar Khan, 11 other lawmakers over pa
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has formally expelled PoGB Chief Minister Gulbar Khan and 11 other members of its assembly, accusing them of forming a breakaway group and defying party directives in legislative proceedings, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pak: Another deadly attack forces closure of crucial route in Khyber-Pakht
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The announcement was made through a press release issued by Anjuman Hussainia Parachinar, which urged commuters to postpone non-essential travel and remain vigilant. According to The Express Tribune, the attack has reignited fears of sectarian violence in the region, prompting renewed securi
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