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Day: November 3, 2024

Pakistan: Punjab’s price control efforts falter amid rising inflation, ineffective measures

Published by ANI News Lahore [Pakistan], November 3 (ANI): Despite repeated promises from successive governments, Punjab’s efforts to combat artificial price hikes, self-imposed shortages, and profiteering have proven ineffective as inflation continues to soar. A gap of up to 100 per cent between market and retail prices persists, highlighting the shortcomings of the province’s outdated district-level price control system, which has failed under the oversight of the Punjab Food Department, Agriculture Department, and the Departments of Industries, Commerce, Investment, and Skills Development, The Express Tribune re…

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PTI condemns Imran Khan’s 455-day detention, says arrest violates UN rules

Published by ANI News Islamabad [Pakistan], November 3 (ANI): The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party on Saturday condemned the detention of its founding leader Imran Khan and said that his detention by the authoritarian military regime, under General Asim Munir, violates the United Nations’ Nelson Mandela rules. Notably, Imran Khan’s arrest on May 9, 2023 by Pakistani Rangers led to widespread protests across Pakistan. He was arrested from the Islamabad High Court premises as part of the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) investigation in the Al-Qadir Trust case. The party shared a post on X and cited the UN …

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