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Rawalpindi, Islamabad transporters set for wheel-jam strike over soaring t
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Transporters in Rawalpindi and Islamabad launched a wheel-jam strike today over sharply increased traffic fines. They rejected officials' requests to delay the protest, saying heavy penalties from PKR 5,000 to PKR 20,000 are hurting their livelihoods. Several transport associations and JUI R
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Fraud worth PKR 106 million found in KP education sector: Report
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A high-level inquiry by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Elementary and Secondary Education Department has unearthed a massive Pakistani currency (PKR) 106.04 million fraud in a World Bank-funded education project, revealing shocking lapses, collusion, and institutional negligence within the provincia
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Flour famine looms over Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa as federal-provincial rift deep
Updated : 4 months ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, until recently, a 20-kilogram flour bag cost PKR 1,400, but within days it surged to PKR 2,100 and now sells for up to PKR 2,900.
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Policy paralysis in Pakistan deepens sugar crisis, exposes governance fail
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association blamed government policies, closed FBR portals and transport bans for nationwide sugar price hikes, rejecting claims of market manipulation. Grocers accused mills of creating an artificial crisis, while ex-mill prices in Karachi rose to PKR 185 and retail
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Official extortion and neglect drive Pakistan's Chilgoza sector into crisi
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Prices of pine nuts in South Waziristan have crashed from PKR 10,000 to PKR 3,000 per kg, causing major financial losses. Traders blame oversupply, weak international demand and constant harassment by customs and police, warning that continued interference could severely hurt Pakistan's chil
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Pak: Rawalpindi ATC withdraws arrest warrants for Aleema Khan, seeks respo
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
A Rawalpindi Anti-Terrorism Court cancelled arrest warrants for Aleema Khan after she appeared and filed a compliance report. She submitted new PKR 1 million surety bonds and sought the reversal of frozen bank accounts. The case stems from a PTI protest last year, with further hearings set f
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Pakistan: Petrol price remains unchanged at PKR 265.45 per litre; diesel u
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Geo News, citing a notification issued by Pakistan's Finance Division on Saturday, petroleum prices were reviewed after consultations with OGRA and other relevant ministries.
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Lawmakers decry Pakistan's "elite-first" flood relief
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Punjab Assembly members from both sides criticised the government for unfairly distributing flood relief funds, accusing officials of favouring landowners and political allies. The minister denied bias, saying victims would get PKR 500,000-1 million. Lawmakers also urged better disaster mana
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Afridi demands PKR 550 billion from Pak Govt
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province of Pakistan, Sohail Afridi, on Saturday demanded that the Pakistani federal government release PKR 550 billion owed to the province, urging Islamabad to convene a meeting of the National Finance Commission (NFC) without delay, the Dawn repor
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Neglect, poor governance worsen wheat flour crisis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Wheat stocks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's government warehouses are rotting while flour prices soar, reaching PKR 3,000 for a 20 kg bag. Civil society leaders and traders blame government inaction and hoarding, warning of severe food shortages this winter if the situation isn't addressed.
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IMF raises concerns over Pakistan's missed tax goals, delayed legal settle
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed serious concerns over Pakistan's failure to meet tax collection targets and the ongoing delay in resolving tax-related court cases amounting to over PKR 170 billion, currently pending before the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, The Ex
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Pak: Traders in PoGB continue sit-in despite conditional tax exemptions
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Traders in Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) vowed to continue their sit-in at Sost Dry Port despite a government deal capping tax exemptions at PKR 4 billion. Leader Javed Hussain told Dawn the settlement ignored PoGB's constitutional exemption, warning traders may adopt a "Plan C"
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