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Gilgit-Baltistan faces financial crisis, seeks funds from Pakistan's Govt
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to a press release, the governor requested the federal minister to release funds for PSDP projects and annual grants of the GB government. Sources told Dawn that the federal government had not released the annual financial development grant of the GB as the region depends on the fi
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USD 10 billion payouts: Will Pakistan be able to redeem itself or default
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The burning question is - given the generous donation of the international community, will Pakistan be able to redeem itself or default again and remain a global joke?
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Pakistan economic woes may deepen if IMF programme not resumed: Report
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
IMF is delaying its 24th loan, and the Saudis and the UAE have warned Pakistan that they will no longer serve free lunch.
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Pakistan: People chase wheat truck on bikes as food crisis deepens
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a video shared on social media, some people riding a motorcycle are seen chasing a truck carrying sacks of flour, and people can be seen chasing the vehicle to buy the lot. One of the chasers coming closer to the wheat truck shows the note and asks for a packet of flour.
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Financial assistance from global community keeps Pakistan's economy afloat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The country owes almost one-third of its external debt to China, which is facing criticism for its debt trap diplomacy globally. The Pakistan regime has always ignored the people of the country while spending huge amounts of money on acquiring military equipment.
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Pakistan: Food supply at risk as banks reluctant to open letters of credit
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The inability of banks to open LC's despite the State Bank of Pakistan's (SBP) directives about import facilitation, poses a threat to the supply of food, as well as, could escalate price pressures and create a shortage of medications.
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Viral video claims Pakistan's food crisis 'state-manufactured'
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
In one of the several videos that have gone viral in Pakistan following the outbreak of an unprecedented food crisis, a man recording the video showing the purported stacks of wheat sacks, has accused the ruling dispensation of opacity and said the current crisis was a 'state-manufactured cr
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PoK on the verge of food riots as it grapples with flour shortage
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is on the verge of food riots as large parts of the region, including Bagh and Muzaffarabad, are facing an unprecedented flour shortage with people holding Islamabad and the PoK government squarely responsible for the acute food shortages.
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Pak reels as prices of essential food items head north: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Factors such as higher import and transportation costs, crop availability, demand and supply gap, hoarding, exchange rate issues, and the ongoing economic crisis have resulted in uncontrolled inflation in Pakistan, even on essential food items, the Dawn reported, adding that the condition wa
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Sri Lanka stares at food shortage, President Wickremesinghe asks for help
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The critical situation of the currency crisis in Sri Lanka has resulted in political, economic and social turmoil. Further, this currency collapse has resulted in a rise in food prices by 100 per cent in two years. Amid all this, President Ranil Wickremesinghe has sought support, The Island
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US congratulates India on its G20 presidency, looks forward to sharing cha
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
US on Friday congratulated India on assuming the G20's presidency on December 1 for one year till November 30, 2023.
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Amid snowy season Afghan families forced to sell belongings to make ends m
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the snowy season that requires additional funds to warm up living space, Afghan families are forced to sell their belongings in order to make ends meet.
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