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Long queues show desperation of many as 'fight for food' continues in Paki
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As inflation in Pakistan continues to remain high, long queues for food showcase the desperation of citizens of Pakistan as making ends meet under depleting sources of income is becoming quite tricky, Dawn newspaper reported.
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"Sacks of flour have become sacks of death in Pakistan," JI leader slams P
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"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.
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Pakistan: 5 injured in scuffle at flour distribution centre in Punjab
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
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.
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Pakistan battling its worst economic crisis this Ramazan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
An increasing number of enterprises are either scaling down operations or closing production mainly for the scarcity of imported raw materials. Dozens of businesses have served notices of production suspension. Restriction on imports of raw materials to improve the trade balance amounts to c
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Free flour quota for Pak's Dera Ghazi Khan division insufficient to meet d
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Pakistan's Dera Ghazi Khan division's Commissioner said that the allocated quota of free flour for deserving dwellers of the Dera Ghazi Khan division was 500,000 bags, whereas the actual demand is 850,000 flour bags.
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Inflation, unorganised distribution of free flour blamed for stampede in P
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Heart-wrenching scenes were witnessed at the mortuary of the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital on Friday as the bodies of those who had been killed in the stampede in a SITE factory were lying over stretchers and their relatives were mourning their death.
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Free flour 'rush' shifts to Pakistan govt offices
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A huge rush of people and lack of facilities at free flour point has led to the stampede in the region leading to the fainting of some women, who allegedly fainted at these offices due to suffocation during the last few days.
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Pak: 9 women killed as overall death toll hits 12 in Karachi stampede
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
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.
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Flour crisis hits people in Pakistan hard during Ramzan
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Scores of people have suffered injuries and millions have been coming back to their homes without a fistful of wheat flour.
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Pakistan: 11 killed in stampede during Zakat, ration distribution at Karac
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
According to an eyewitness, quoted by ARY News, the deaths were caused by a stampede during Zakat distribution at the factory.
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Pakistan: 14 people, including 2 police personnel injured, in free flour s
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The Rescue team of Multan immediately alerted the motorbike staff on the spot and sent more ambulances and motorbikes from the nearby station and found 12 people and two police personnel injured on the spot.
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Pakistan: Woman, man die, several others get injured in stampedes at flour
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
As per The News International, the first stampede took place in Sahiwal when a large number of people showed up to get free flour with women also standing in long queues. As the time passed on, the crowd became impatient, which caused a stampede with everyone trying to get flour bag.
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