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Pakistan: State mismanagement triggers looming flour shortage in twin citi
Updated : 9 months, 4 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, an urgent meeting convened to address the crisis, senior leaders of the Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) sharply criticised the authorities for creating instability instead of resolving long-standing issues. The session, chaired by Chief Patron Tariq
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Pakistan's financial woes to worsen after devastating floods
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 21 (ANI): The unprecedented floods in Pakistan are estimated to have caused losses worth USD 18 billion and aggravated macroeconomic fundamentals despite a resumption of the IMF deal, according to Financial Post.
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Pakistan records highest ever weekly inflation in decades amid calamitous
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) on Friday stated that the inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Index (SPI) rose steeply in the previous week climbing to a record 45.5 per cent year-on-year in September, the highest level in a decade.
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Pak PM Sharif imposes 'complete ban' on sugar export
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): Amidst rising food scarcity in several regions of Pakistan, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday announced a "complete ban" on the export of sugar, to meet the soaring local demand and to keep sugar rates in control.
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3 out of 4 Pakistan provinces suffer from acute food scarcity
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan's Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces are suffering from acute food shortages, according to a report released by the Global Report on Food Crises recently.
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