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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif raises wheat procurement target amid farmer pr
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered an increase in the wheat procurement target from USD 1.4 million tonnes to USD 1.8 million tonnes after protests by farmers over delays in the grain's buying process.
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Pakistan: Electricity bills to rise as govt set to privatise power distrib
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The Pakistani government has finalised a plan to privatise profit-making power distribution companies (Disco), adding that electricity prices are likely to go up reported ARY News, citing sources.
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Pakistan: Opposition boycotts Punjab assembly over wheat procurement polic
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Opposition members in the Punjab Assembly boycotted house proceedings on Friday to show solidarity with wheat growers. They also announced plans to launch a protest on Monday against what they termed the poor wheat procurement policy of the incumbent government.
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Pakistan govt extends stay of registered Afghan refugees till June 30
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The decision was taken following the federal cabinet meeting held at the Pakistan PM House under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
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Pak: Business leaders suggest PM Shehbaz to forge trade ties with India, r
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Amidst expressions of appreciation for the government's recent strides, concerns over political instability loomed large during the hour-long meeting at the CM House in Karachi
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Beijing wants to deploy own security amid attack on nationals in Pakistan:
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In 2022, after a suicide bombing killed three Chinese language teachers at Karachi University, Islamabad allowed Beijing to send its investigators for the first time and pledged better protection for Chinese workers. However, a subsequent attack on Chinese engineers last month revealed lapse
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf alleges election rigging by intelligence agencies
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Describing April 21 as a "black day" in the annals of Pakistan's history, the PTI has called upon the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to suspend the declaration of results and has announced a series of protests set to commence from the upcoming Friday.
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf claims party leaders, workers facing 'crackdown'
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
On Saturday, PTI's Secretary Information Raoof Hasan said, "Raids are being conducted after the by-election announcement."
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Pakistan government borrows record PKR 5.5 trillion from banks, PKR 650 bn
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) data showed that the government's borrowing from commercial banks reached a record PKR 5.5 trillion from July 1, 2023 to April 5, 2024. This is against PKR 2.95 billion in the same period last fiscal year.
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Pakistan: PM Shehbaz Sharif urges nationwide drive against smuggling
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Friday reiterated the resolve to purge the country of smuggling during a meeting on Friday, directing the authorities concerned to accelerate the nationwide drive against the menace.
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Nawaz Sharif used Faizabad sit-in against institutions, claims Sunni Itteh
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The chairman of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), Sahibzada Hamid Raza, has asserted that the current prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, utilised the Faizabad sit-in to protest against state institutions, according to ARY News
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Amid persistent economic challenges, Pakistan's growing dependence on Saud
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Quite similar to balancing on a sea-saw, Pakistan is also dangling between maintaining its relationship with both Saudi Arabia, and Iran amid regional security concerns and persistent economic challenges.
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