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Pakistan-Afghanistan border closure causes billions in losses, deals major
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
A three-month Pakistan-Afghanistan border trade blockade has caused heavy economic losses, especially in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Exports and revenue fell sharply, businesses suffered daily losses, and perishable goods were wasted. Trade diversion may lead to long-term market loss and job cuts.
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PoGB leader accuses Pakistan of suppression, warns of trade blockade amid
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
A political leader from Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan (PoGB) has strongly criticised Pakistan's national media, accusing major outlets of insulting the region's 2.2 million residents and undermining their voices. In a statement, he insisted that PoGB's fate should be determined solely b
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CPI(M) MP Brittas slams US tariffs as "grossly unfortunate, highly condemn
Updated : 9 months ago IST
Criticising the additional 25 per cent tariffs to be imposed by the US on Indian goods as "grossly unfortunate and highly condemnable", CPI(M) MP John Brittas on Tuesday stated that Washington is treating India like a colony, noting that the tariffs were either " a sanction or an embargo".
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The ship isn't moving in Suez Canal, but social media memes are
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 28 (ANI): Amid continuing efforts to dislodge container ship "Ever Given" wedged in the Suez Canal -- blocking one of the world's most heavily used shipping lanes -- social media has been flooded with memes, making the most of the trade blockade, costing millions wit
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Nepali traders say China imposing 'undeclared blockade'
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], February 6 (ANI): The Nepali traders have accused China of conducting an 'undeclared trade blockade' as their merchandise-laden container trucks have not been allowed to cross the border into Nepal for the past 16 months, reported The Kathmandu Post.
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