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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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PTI govt had plans to resettle TTP fighters in Pak's tribal districts: PTI
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Khan while speaking at a seminar on terrorism organised by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government in Islamabad, said that the PTI government had planned to relocate at least 5,000 TTP fighters and their family members which amount to about 35,000, but the plan did not go through as the provinces
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Islamabad court exempts Imran Khan's appearance in Toshakhana case
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's appearance in the additional sessions court in Islamabad was exempted on Monday in the Toshakhana (gift depository) reference case, Pakistan based The Express Tribune Newspaper reported.
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Pakistan: As flour price shoots up, it's harder for the poor to buy it
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Following a record increase in price, it is now harder for low-income groups to buy a bag of flour in Pakistan and people are looking to the government for help, according to The News International newspaper.
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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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Pakistan: SBP's forex reserves dwindle to USD 4.5 billion, Islamabad left
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to sources, the development left Pakistan with an import cover of only under a month, as the country grapples with a deteriorating economic crisis while trying to bring down imports amid a dollar shortage.
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IMF delegation to travel to Pakistan in 2-3 days to finalise ninth review:
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Sharif made the remarks while addressing Hazara Electric Supply Company's (HESC) inaugural ceremony in Islamabad.
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Balochistan govt plans to set new commission to trace missing persons
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, formed by the Supreme Court, and the commission set up by the Islamabad High Court, are already looking into the matter.
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US reiterates support for Pakistan's right to self-defence against banned
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in terror incidents, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, during the past couple of months after TTP put the truce with Islamabad to an end.
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Pakistani Taliban issues threat to PPP, PML-N in major policy shift
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
This comes a day after Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Tuesday said that there will be no talks with TTP or any other terrorist organization, Geo News reported. Sanaullah's remarks come amid a recent spate of attacks by the banned TTP after the group ended a ceasefire with Islam
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Amid Pak energy crisis, minister proposes sweeping measures: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the huge gap between the demand and supply of electricity in Pakistan and low foreign reserves, Islamabad, faced with a dire situation has advised its citizens to normalise power consumption, according to a report.
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Chinese engineers shifted to Islamabad in July amid security threat from T
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Chinese citizens are facing increasing threats from different terrorist groups in Pakistan, with a rise in recent incidents of targeted attacks on China nationals.
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