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Pakistan: Karachi University transport system marred by neglect, mismanage
Updated : 5 months ago IST
With over 47,000 students and only 30 buses in operation, thousands are left stranded or forced to travel in dangerously overcrowded buses.
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Pakistan's economic "recovery" masks deepening poverty and public misery
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's economy, despite official claims of stability and fiscal discipline, continues to be mired in deep socio-economic turmoil. While the government touts a steadier exchange rate, higher foreign inflows, and a revived stock market, the majority of Pakistanis remain trapped in economic
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Sindh farmers rebel against corrupt rice cartels amid government neglect
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Farmers in Sindh's Badin and Sujawal districts staged massive protests and road blockades, accusing rice millers and traders of manipulating paddy prices to exploit growers, as reported by The Express Tribune.
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Pakistan's economic stability masks a nation sinking deeper into poverty
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's apparent economic recovery, often highlighted by government officials and market analysts, conceals a far grimmer reality for millions of its citizens. While the state asserts growth under the IMF program and the stock market touches record highs, the World Bank's latest assessme
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Pakistan fails its minorities: Hindu youth brutally beaten for eating at a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the victim, identified as Dolat Bagri, had gone to a roadside eatery for lunch when the hotel owner and several others objected to his presence. The group reportedly tied Dolat's hands and feet with rope, beat him mercilessly, and looted Rs60,000 from his po
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Pakistan unable to shield children from terror
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the first incident took place late Tuesday night in Pahar Khel Paka village, where unidentified militants planted explosives inside the Government Girls' Primary School.
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Record flour prices expose Pakistan's governance failures in Balochistan
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Balochistan is facing an unprecedented food crisis, with flour prices skyrocketing to Pakistani Rupees 2,300 for a 20-kilogram bag, placing a basic household staple out of reach for thousands of families already battered by historic inflation, the worsening situation has highlighted glaring
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in crisis: Militants operate freely as state fails to p
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sounded the alarm over the worsening security environment in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the merged tribal districts, warning that terrorist outfits appear to be operating with impunity in several regions, as reported by The Express Tribune
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IMF raises concerns over Pakistan's missed tax goals, delayed legal settle
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed serious concerns over Pakistan's failure to meet tax collection targets and the ongoing delay in resolving tax-related court cases amounting to over PKR 170 billion, currently pending before the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, The Ex
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Pakistan: PML-N, PPP publicly spar over flood relief, aid appeals in Punja
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A heated exchange between leaders of Pakistan's two federal coalition partners has exposed growing tensions beneath their public display of unity, centred around how to provide aid to the people affected by the recent floods in the country's Punjab province, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan's failure to protect transgender citizens sparks outrage after br
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
The transgender community, supported by civil society activists, staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club to denounce the brutal killings of three transgender persons and to demand immediate justice. The demonstration was organised under the banner "Justice for the Khwaja Sira Communi
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Pakistan: Three transgender persons found shot dead in Karachi's Memon Got
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Three transgender individuals were fatally shot to death near the Memon Goth police station in Pakistan's Karachi, The Express Tribune reported citing officials.
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