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Pakistan requests Iran to increase electricity export amid severe power cr
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister of Development and Planning Ahsan Iqbal requested Iran to increase Iran's electricity exports to the Pakistani province of Balochistan, The Express Tribune reported citing an Iran News Agency.
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Guterres says high fertilizer prices will lead to shortages of all staple
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June 8 (ANI/Sputnik): Shortages will spread from corn and wheat to all staple crops and will have a serious impact on billions of people unless the crisis around fertilizers is resolved, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday.
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Coal production jumps by 34 pc to 71.30 MT in May
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): India's coal production increased by 33.88 per cent year-on-year to 71.30 million tonnes (MT) in May 2022 as compared to 53.25 MT recorded during the same month last year, government data showed on Wednesday.
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Pak govt imposes ban on wedding ceremonies after 10pm in Islamabad
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing electricity shortage and worsening power cuts, the Pakistan government has imposed a ban on wedding functions after 10 pm, to be effective from Wednesday.
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Pakistan: Locals warn of protests over water shortage in Khyber Pakhtunkhw
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): The residents of Mansehra city in Pakistan accused the Tehsil Municipal Administration of failing to ensure smooth water supply and warned the administration to stage street protests if their demands for proper water supply are not met
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Pak govt apologizes to masses, vows to rectify power shortage
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 7 (ANI): After facing backlash from its citizens over a hike in electricity prices as well as power shortage, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government on Monday apologized to the masses and vowed to rectify the problem of load-shedding.
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UN warns of catastrophic hunger, G7 and Putin brawl, India tries to steps
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
California [US], June 6 (ANI): Food scarcity, including shortage of wheat a staple for nearly 2.5 billion people, has brought millions, particularly in Africa to the edge of starvation and malnutrition that could plague them for years.
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Sri Lanka President orders release of Rs 1.8 billion from COVID-19 fund fo
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 4 (ANI): Amid Sri Lanka's unprecedented economic crisis, its President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered the release of Rs 1.8 billion from COVID-19 Healthcare and Social Security Fund for the import of essential medicines.
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Sri Lankan President instructs officials to maintain adequate stocks of es
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Amid the unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has instructed officials to maintain adequate stocks of all essential food items to prevent a shortage of goods.
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Govt issues show cause notice to companies for delays in coal production
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI): Amid reports of coal shortages in power plants, the government said on Friday it has issued show cause notice to 16 companies for non-achievement of targeted coal production.
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Sri Lanka targets USD 5 billion this year for repayments, says PM
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka's newly appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, during a meeting with representatives from the Joint Chambers on Thursday, explained that the Government was targeting USD 5 billion for repayments and USD 1 billion to bolster the country's r
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Pak: Blame game between Punjab, Sindh continues amid water crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad [Pakistan], June 2 (ANI): Amid the rising water crisis in the provinces, the blame game between Punjab and Sindh continues as Sindh officials accuse their counterparts in Punjab of not agreeing to an independent evaluation by the Wapda's International Sedimentation Research Institu
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