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Pakistan unable to shield children from terror
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the first incident took place late Tuesday night in Pahar Khel Paka village, where unidentified militants planted explosives inside the Government Girls' Primary School.
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Record flour prices expose Pakistan's governance failures in Balochistan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Balochistan is facing an unprecedented food crisis, with flour prices skyrocketing to Pakistani Rupees 2,300 for a 20-kilogram bag, placing a basic household staple out of reach for thousands of families already battered by historic inflation, the worsening situation has highlighted glaring
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Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa in crisis: Militants operate freely as state fails to p
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has sounded the alarm over the worsening security environment in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and the merged tribal districts, warning that terrorist outfits appear to be operating with impunity in several regions, as reported by The Express Tribune
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IMF raises concerns over Pakistan's missed tax goals, delayed legal settle
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expressed serious concerns over Pakistan's failure to meet tax collection targets and the ongoing delay in resolving tax-related court cases amounting to over PKR 170 billion, currently pending before the Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, The Ex
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Pakistan: PML-N, PPP publicly spar over flood relief, aid appeals in Punja
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A heated exchange between leaders of Pakistan's two federal coalition partners has exposed growing tensions beneath their public display of unity, centred around how to provide aid to the people affected by the recent floods in the country's Punjab province, The Express Tribune reported.
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Pakistan's failure to protect transgender citizens sparks outrage after br
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The transgender community, supported by civil society activists, staged a protest outside the Karachi Press Club to denounce the brutal killings of three transgender persons and to demand immediate justice. The demonstration was organised under the banner "Justice for the Khwaja Sira Communi
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Pakistan: Three transgender persons found shot dead in Karachi's Memon Got
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Three transgender individuals were fatally shot to death near the Memon Goth police station in Pakistan's Karachi, The Express Tribune reported citing officials.
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ADB warns Pakistan as it struggles to capitalise on digital trade
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Pakistan is falling behind its regional peers in the digital trade sector due to fragmented regulations, inadequate infrastructure, and poor policy coordination, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned in a report released on September 19. The ADB's study, Digitally Connected Central Asia Re
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Citizens of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa accuse Pakistan of failing to crush militan
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, protesters carried banners and placards with anti-terror slogans, demanding urgent intervention from the government and security institutions to restore peace. Organisers described the gathering as a "public referendum" against terrorism, underlining the com
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Pakistan: Citizens pay the price as the government fails to provide basic
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, Protesters voiced strong resentment against what they described as the authorities' continued negligence toward basic needs. They claimed that the water supply to several localities in Baldia Town had been suspended for nearly a month, creating immense diffi
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Pakistan's leaders fail to deliver as millions flee abroad in search of li
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to The Express Tribune, the migration is not confined to unskilled workers; it also includes professionals such as doctors, engineers, IT experts, teachers, bankers, accountants, auditors, designers, and architects, as well as drivers, plumbers, welders, and other skilled labourers
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Karakoram Highway shut amid Diamer-Basha dam compensation row
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The protest, reported by The Express Tribune, demands immediate and higher compensation for land acquired for the Diamer-Basha Dam project.
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