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Pakistan: State mismanagement triggers looming flour shortage in twin citi
Updated : 4 months, 1 week 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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Nepal: Madhesh Chief Minister's Office vandalised following political uphe
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The provincial assembly members, along with several individuals, entered the Chief Minister's chamber and vandalized furniture and property. They also threw away the national flag displayed in the office
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Chief Minister of Nepal's Madhesh Province, Jitendra Sonal resigns ahead o
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Madhesh Province Chief Minister Jitendra Sonal resigned after realizing he would lose a vote of confidence in the Provincial Assembly. Despite initial support from five parties, some lawmakers withdrew backing, prompting Sonal to step down and submit his resignation to the Province Chief.
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Pakistan: Sindh Health Department's lethargy fuels worsening dengue outbre
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, families of victims claim that from October 1 to November 2, at least 30 people, 26 in Hyderabad and four in Karachi, have died due to dengue, while the provincial health department has officially confirmed only six fatalities. The death of a student in Hyderabad even led
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Balochistan health department mired in corruption scandal over missing dru
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the Balochistan Assembly sharply criticised the provincial Health Department for failing to address long-standing audit objections related to large-scale corruption, illegal procurements, and the disappearance of medicines from Quetta's Sandeman Provinc
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Pakistan: Government apathy and data manipulation deepen Sindh's medical c
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Amid an escalating health emergency in Sindh, discrepancies between official dengue data and figures from major hospitals have raised serious questions over Pakistan's handling of disease surveillance, while the provincial health department reported only 819 dengue cases this year, data coll
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Pakistan's justice system fails women: Sindh's battle against gender viole
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Pakistan's persistent failure to address gender-based violence (GBV) came under sharp criticism during a dialogue on Sindh's provincial action plan for GBV prevention and response. Civil society members, rights activists, and legal experts condemned weak institutional mechanisms and patriarc
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RS Dy Chairman calls India's federal structure a guiding principle for equ
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Deputy Chairman Rajya Sabha Harivansh participated in the session on 'National Parliaments vs Provincial, Territorial, Devolved Legislatures' at the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Bridgetown, Barbados on Thursday. In his remarks, the Deputy Chairman apprised the participants f
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Pak: Traders condemn the government's failure to tackle escalating extorti
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The business community in Karachi has raised the alarm over an unprecedented rise in extortion cases, blaming the provincial government and law enforcement agencies for their inability to protect traders and industrialists, as reported by Dawn.
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Pakistan: Four dead, 28 injured as heavy rains lash Punjab province
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
At least four people have died and 28 others were injured in rain-related incidents across Punjab during the past 24 hours as heavy rainfall continued to lash the province, Dawn reported on Monday, citing Rescue 1122 Punjab.
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Pak: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa girls' education suffers as stipend payments halt
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dawn, the girls' stipend programme was initially launched by the Awami National Party-led provincial government after the 2008 general elections. The initiative provided Rs 200 per month to each girl student from Grade 6 to Grade 10 enrolled in government schools
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Bareilly police maintains vigil after violent protests
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Bareilly, AK Sahni, told ANI that the situation in the city was "completely normal," with police engaged in foot patrolling to maintain peace. He added that 10 companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) have been deployed in view of the celeb
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