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Pakistan's health administration plunged into fresh corruption crisis
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The investigation, conducted by MPAs Rehana Ismail and Ijaz Muhammad, uncovers an alarming breakdown of administrative discipline and financial transparency within the facility, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Karachi protest highlights one-year police stalemate in missing children c
Updated : 2 months ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, five-year-old Aliyan and six-year-old Ali Raza vanished on January 14, 2025, and despite multiple assurances, meetings and "active investigation" claims by officials, the families say no credible development has emerged.
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Pakistan's women's rights laws exposed as 'paper promises' at Karachi conf
Updated : 2 months ago IST
A roundtable discussion held in Karachi has laid bare the stark disconnect between Pakistan's women-centric legislation and the lived realities of women across the country, with experts warning that laws passed in Islamabad and provincial assemblies have largely remained symbolic. Speakers s
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Chronic misgovernance deepens Karachi's gas emergency
Updated : 2 months ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, major localities such as Landhi, Baldia Site, Orangi Town, Liaquatabad, PIB Colony, Jahangir Road, Buffer Zone and many others experienced prolonged suspensions. These widespread outages highlight the deepening instability of Karachi's gas network.
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Kohistan communities extend demonstrations in KP over delayed development
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, protesters assert that while WAPDA pressed ahead with building the hydropower project, officials had guaranteed that essential civic infrastructure, most importantly an all-weather road network, would be constructed for communities in the area. Yet, resident
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Sindh's disputed school inspections renew scrutiny of Pakistan's oversight
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The alliance had earlier announced a strike for January 9 to protest the verification of free-education beneficiary lists, a process they said resulted in harassment of school administrators and parents, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan's first-quarter growth claims questioned as think tank flags stat
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, in a critical brief, the Economic Policy and Business Development (EPBD) think tank argued that the growth approved by the National Accounts Committee (NAC) reflects "methodological artefacts, deflator manipulation and import-led assembly activity," instead
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Pakistan: Governance failure leaves Hyderabad roads in ruins as officials
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
According to affected citizens, repeated warnings have gone unheeded, allowing vital road networks to worsen year after year, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan: Polio drive in merged districts falls short; 935,000 children mi
Updated : 2 months, 1 week ago IST
The polio vaccination campaign in Pakistan's merged districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fell short of its target, leaving over 935,000 children under five unvaccinated, officials said, citing security challenges and population displacement as key hurdles, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan's traders brand 2025 a "year of economic collapse" as businesses
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the report states that commercial activity remained below 60 per cent throughout the year, with widespread shutdowns of small and medium enterprises across the country. Describing 2025 as a "year of closures," AKTA President Atiq Mir said thousands of trader
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Agriculture in crisis as policy failures and climate shocks batter Pakista
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Contributing nearly a quarter of the country's GDP and employing over a third of the population, agriculture's decline has raised fresh alarms about food security and rural livelihoods, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Implementation delays persist in major government infrastructure project
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The multibillion-rupee project has seen barely five per cent physical progress despite an allocation of Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 23.845 billion in the federal budget, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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