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Pakistan: Government negligence leaves Karachi drowning in rain and inflat
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Seasonal rains have collapsed Karachi's fragile infrastructure, worsening damaged roads and flooding. Crops across Sindh, including cotton, rice, and sugarcane, suffered major losses, fuelling inflation fears. Residents accuse authorities of neglect, with journalist Shams Kareeo saying ri
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Pakistan: Punjab's wheat movement ban sparks flour crisis, provinces prote
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Punjab's curbs on wheat movement have caused flour shortages and soaring prices in other provinces. Critics call the move unconstitutional and against deregulation, while Punjab defends it as essential for food security. KP and Sindh have condemned the restrictions, urging federal interventi
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Highway blockades trigger soaring prices and shortages in Manipur, locals
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Churachandpur, predominantly inhabited by the Kuki-Zo community, remains economically crippled due to limited access to National Highways 02 and 37, which serve as the vital supply corridors connecting Manipur to Assam and Nagaland.
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PoJK struggles with soaring prices during Ramzan
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Residents of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) are struggling with soaring prices of essential goods during Razdan, as government efforts to control inflation have failed. Rising costs of food and household items have left many unable to afford basic necessities, sparking frustratio
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Karachi faces price hike during Ramadan, residents struggle to afford esse
Updated : 1 year ago IST
Karachi residents are struggling with soaring prices of essential goods during Ramadan, with food, clothing, and household items becoming unaffordable. Citizens blame market exploitation and government inaction for the crisis, demanding urgent intervention.
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Opposition leaders urge Finance Minister to address inflation and unemploy
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Emphasizing the need for measures to address inflation, particularly the soaring prices of essential commodities and life-saving drugs, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai has voiced the expectations of the middle class for the Union Budget 2024-25.
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Palladian Partners Reports: Affordable Housing Dominates Mumbai's Real Est
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], November 23: Mumbai's real estate market is undergoing a significant transformation, as the demand for affordable housing takes precedence amidst escalating property prices. This shift in focus is a response to Mumbai's remarkable ascent to the fourth position g
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Pakistan: Amid economic crisis, inflation rate crosses 28 per cent
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Amid soaring prices and slumping economy, the inflation rate in Pakistan has increased by 3.46 per cent reaching 28.3 per cent in July, ARY News reported citing the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
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“Agenda of BJP, RSS is to divide society,” AIUDF General Secretary reacts
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Earlier, on Thursday, the Assam CM said the soaring prices of vegetables in the state capital, Guwahati, was largely because of the fact that the vendors largely belong to the "Miyan" (Muslim) community.
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New UK PM Liz Truss vows to tackle energy crisis in first speech
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], September 7 (ANI): In her first speech as the UK's new Prime Minister, Liz Truss immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her amid increasing pressure to curb soaring prices, ease labour unrest and fix a health care system burdened by long waiting lists and staff shorta
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Flood-hit Pakistan gets 50 trucks of vegetables from Iran, Afghanistan
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 3 (ANI): Amid soaring prices of vegetables and food products in the country facing devastating floods, 50 trucks carrying vegetables from Iran and Afghanistan arrived in Pakistan through the Taftan and Chaman borders.
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Difficult days ahead for Hungarians as prices soar
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Budapest [Hungary], July 23 (ANI/Xinhua): Fueled by supply chain disruptions and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, soaring prices are making life increasingly difficult for Hungarians, some chose to protest while others mull closing their businesses.
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