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Islamabad, April 7. Poverty in Pakistan is structural and not cyclical; the tariffs paid by the country's people today are not the price of electricity, but rather the recovery of past multi-billion dollar policy errors, a report highlights.According to Pakistan's Ministry of Planning...

London/Dhaka, April 3 – As conditions worsen in Bangladesh's overcrowded refugee camps, thousands of Rohingya refugees are struggling to survive due to cuts in food aid, raising concerns about a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation, a report highlighted.According to a report in...

Islamabad, April 3 – Pakistan’s Human Rights Council (HRC) strongly criticised the government’s steep increase in petrol and diesel prices on Friday, warning that the move would further burden citizens already struggling with rising inflation and economic hardship.According to the rights body...

New Delhi, March 28 Small eateries, which have long been the backbone of the bustling food streets of the national capital, are facing challenges. Due to dwindling LPG supplies and soaring black market prices, many are being forced to change their menus, reduce staff, and revert to cooking with...

Jaipur, March 27 – Protesting the reported hardships faced by ordinary people due to a widespread shortage of LPG across the country, allegedly a result of flawed policies of the Central government, the Congress organized a massive protest (sit-in demonstration) and demonstration at Shaheed...

Singapore, March 27 With global conflicts disrupting trade routes and Asian economies likely to experience significant shocks, experts at an international conference in Singapore expressed concern about the possibility of new waves of protests due to these pressures."While protests often...

In New Delhi and Chennai, March 20 The AIADMK will finalize seat-sharing arrangements with the BJP and other NDA constituents for the April 23 Assembly elections and formally announce the constituencies allocated to them in four days, said the party's general secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami...

New Delhi, March 18 The Congress on Wednesday attacked the government after a parliamentary panel recommended an urgent review of the Rs 1,000 minimum monthly pension under the Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995, and demanded that it take concrete steps to address the issue.Congress general...

New Delhi, March 7 After the price of domestic LPG cylinders was increased by Rs 60, residents from Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra expressed concern over the rising cost of living on Saturday, saying the increase would significantly affect their household budgets and daily expenses.Many...

According to reports from local media, citing a systematic review of rehabilitation cases in 2025, Pakistan is facing a worsening crisis of youth drug abuse and rising suicide rates.The study found that heroin accounts for 48 per cent of substance abuse cases among young users, while cannabis...