"This month is a month of great blessings and Pakistan is rich in minerals, yet there are no resources here, Baloch said, adding that sacks of free flour have become sacks of death, humiliation and disgrace," said Baloch.
In another repressive move, a women-run radio station in northeast Afghanistan has been shut down for playing music during the fasting month of Ramzan, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
Pakistan's year-on-year inflation hit 35.37 per cent in March -- the highest in nearly five decades -- as the government scrambled to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions to unlock a desperately needed bailout.
In Shorkot, there was a heavy rush of free flour seekers located at the Government Elementary School in Shorkot Cantt. The scuffle occurred between policemen and the people, leading to a stampede-like situation.
Nine women have been killed as the overall death toll reached 12 in the Karachi stampede on Friday during a ration distribution drive in a factory, Geo News reported.
On Thursday, angry people took to the streets in some parts of the city and spoke against the Sui Southern Gas Company for piling miseries on them during Ramzan, as per the Dawn report.
UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, during which he congratulated the UAE President on the new leadership appointments he issued in the UAE and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
As a gesture of kindness and humanity, Srinagar-based non-government organisation Aab-e-Rawan has made it a mission to help the needy in the central Kashmir's Srinagar hospitals during the month of Ramzan.
Giving details about upgrading the app, he said, "My friends who are studying abroad requested me to do something so that they too can benefit from this application. He said that with the same thought, this time I have updated the app and this app will now provide users with timely inform
Rising food inflation has hit Pakistanis particularly hard this year. Ramzan - the festival of prayer and lavish food preparations has been overshadowed by soaring inflation in the country as the price of fruits has increased from PKR 350 to 400.