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Imran Khan government has leverage to contain inflation but flaws in its e
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): The Imran Khan government has considerable leverage to adjust policies that can contain inflation and reduce the yawning gap on the fiscal side, which is also a contributor to inflation but it is simply not engaging in even as rise in administered
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Pakistan needs to double its efforts for women's empowerment as its gender
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): The Pakistan government needs to double its effort for women's empowerment as the country's ranking on gender equality remains to be poor, indicating deep-seated patriarchy in the society that ensures persistent structural discrimination, according to
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Pak fears reduced profit in CPEC project as top official alerts Islamabad
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Pakistan government now fears that its profits from a CPEC project will be reduced, after the top official alerted Islamabad of hidden costs in the Saindak project, according to a media report.
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Pakistan likely to slip into 'black list' of FATF for non-compliance: repo
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Ahead of the FATF Plenary and Working Group Meetings in Paris, analysts have said that Pakistan is likely to slip into the 'black list' of the global anti-terrorist financing and anti-money laundering watchdog for non-compliance.
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Pakistan's federal agency arrests senior journalist in Islamabad
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) arrested journalist Mohsin Baig from his home in Islamabad on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Petroleum transporters threaten wheel-jam strike; urge govt to i
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Petroleum transporters have announced that they will hold an indefinite protest from Wednesday onwards if the government does not increase fares of fuel transportation that have remained unchanged since 2011 and warned to cut fuel supplies across the
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Pak opposition slams Imran Khan govt over hike in petroleum prices
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Opposition parties in Pakistan on Wednesday slammed the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government over the increase in petroleum prices and demanded it reverse the decision, local media reported.
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Pakistan witnessing resurgence of terrorism after Taliban's takeover of Ka
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Recent attacks in which many killed Pakistani soldiers were killed suggest that there is a surge of terror activity in the country since the Taliban took over Kabul, last year.
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Pakistan reports 2,465 new COVID-19 cases, 49 more deaths
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Pakistan has recorded 2,465 new COVID-19 cases over the last 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif slams Imran Khan govt for rising foreign debt, in
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Pakistan's Leader of Opposition and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif, on Tuesday, slammed Imran Khan government for accepting huge amounts of international loans saying that the inflation has never been so high in the country.
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Pakistan extends COVID-19 restrictions in six cities till Feb 21
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Amid the rise in COVID-19 positivity rate, Pakistan on Tuesday decided to extend restrictions in six cities till February 21.
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Pakistan increases petroleum prices by Rs 12.03 per litre
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], February 16 (ANI): Pakistan government on Tuesday dropped a "petrol bomb" on the masses by increasing the prices of petroleum products by up to Rs 12.03 per litre.
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