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FESTIVE PHASE: Blasphemy laws, Inflation dog minorities in Pakistan

40 per cent Inflation drains the festive spirit of Ramadan, Holi and Lenten in Pakistan. The festival-time woes of Pakistan’s religious minorities go to underscore the larger, indeed systemic, discrimination and neglect,

April 4, 2023

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Pakistan’s March inflation climbed to 35.4%

On a month-on-month basis, the CPI increased 3.7 percent in March as compared to an increase of 4.3 percent in February, according to the PBS…reports Asian Lite News Pakistan’s inflation, as measured

April 2, 2023

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Stampedes at Pak free flour centres kill 2

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….reports Asian Lite News A woman and

March 29, 2023

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Imran Khan presents roadmap to resolve economic crisis

He proposed giving loans to young people to start businesses and reviving the mortgage scheme, which the PTI government introduced for the first time in Pakistan’s history…reports Asian Lite News Former Pakistan

March 26, 2023

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Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy

The court also declared that the death sentence for the accused would be subject to the decision of any appeal or revision…reports Asian Lite News An anti-terrorism court of Pakistan on Friday

March 26, 2023

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Inflation dampens Ramadan spirit in Pakistan

The festival of prayer and lavish food preparations has been overshadowed by soaring inflation in the country…reports Asian Lite News As Pakistan is reeling under inflation, the people are feeling pocket pinch

March 25, 2023

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Pakistan in Catch-22 with IMF as Ramadan begins

Pakistanis are experiencing the toughest Ramadan ever as families are controlling their purchases, especially food items, due to affordability issues. Millions of families are facing a “serious challenge to arranging Iftari and

March 24, 2023

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SPECIAL: Water scarcity derails normal life in Karachi

The effect of the water crisis in Pakistan is already being felt among people. Almost 30 million Pakistanis have no access to clean water, 80% of people living in 24 major cities

March 22, 2023

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SPECIAL: Talibanization of PoJK intensifies under Pakistani jackboot

The wearing of hijab is now mandatory for female students and teachers. Individuals are being required to register as Pakistani citizens in the 2023 census. Another development contributing to concerns of Talibanization

March 20, 2023

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Education Suffers in Pak-occupied Kashmir

There are only job-seekers, and no job-givers in Pakistan-ruled Jammu and Kashmir as a result of complete neglect of education that has narrowed avenues of higher studies on one hand and employment

March 15, 2023

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