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Islamabad police detains over 500 people for violence after Imran Khan's a
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The Islamabad police on Sunday said that 564 people have been detained for violence after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan's arrest and more arrests are being made, Dawn reported. It said that government property worth Pakistani rupees (PKR) 25 crores was damaged during the
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Trade bodies hold rallies and seminars, raise demand for fixing minimum wa
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The participants at the events raised the demand for fixing the minimum wage at Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 50,000 per month, an increase in workers' salaries keeping in view the inflation, doubling the pension and withdrawing all recent increases in the tariffs of water, electricity and petroleu
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Pakistan's state-owned entities worst in South Asia, witnessing gigantic l
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Pakistan's state-owned entities together received over Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 458 billion in public funds to stay afloat as their combined loans and guarantees increased to almost 10 per cent of GDP PKR 5.4 trillion in FY21.
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After petrol price, Pakistan govt hikes LPG price
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to the notification issued by OGRA, the LPG price was increased to Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 10 per kilogram. The new price of LPG has been fixed at PKR 229, as per the ARY News report.
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under grip of severe economic crisis
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As Pakistan's economy continue to deteriorate with every passing day, its effect is seen in the country's provinces like Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan where people are already living miserable lives due to lack of basic amenities and rise in terrorism.
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Pakistan: Growers urge Sindh govt to stop smuggling of wheat to Afghanista
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
They claimed that the highly influential businessmen were paying Pakistani Rupees (PKR) 75,000 to 1,00,000 per vehicle as bribes to district food officials, administration and police to move their wheat-loaded heavy vehicles to Afghanistan.
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Amid reeling economic crisis, Pakistan faces shortage of live-saving drugs
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Amid the depreciating value of the Pakistani Rupee and shortage of foreign exchange reserves, Pakistan faces a critical shortage of live-saving drugs, Pakistan based The News International reported citing local media.
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Pakistan govt raises petrol price to PKR 272 per litre
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The Finance Division, in its fortnight bulletin, attributed the price hike to the depreciation of the Pakistani rupee against the US dollar and an increase in the prices registered by Platts Singapore, according to Geo News.
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Pakistan govt's debt jumped by PKR 4 trillion in January 2023
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Meanwhile, domestic debt rose to PKR 34.3 trillion by January end, 3.4 per cent higher than a month ago and around 25 per cent higher than the year-ago figure.
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Dollar black market in Pakistan flourishes again
Updated : 3 years ago IST
The gap between the Pakistani rupee's value in the interbank and open markets is rising again, creating a black market where the dollar is being traded at a much higher price, the Dawn reported.
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Pakistan PM asks ministers, advisers to let go of salaries, benefits as pa
Updated : 3 years ago IST
According to Dawn, the belt-tightening comes as the government is trying to resume a stalled loan programme of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure funds worth USD 1 billion. The premier said an agreement with the Fund was in its final stages.
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Taliban closes shops accepting Pakistani rupees in Uruzgan province
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Officials of the committee for Afghani Promotion said that the usage of foreign currency has been banned in this province and will deal legally with violators.
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