Category: South Asia

New household survey confirms rising poverty in Pakistan

New Delhi, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s Household Integrated Economic Survey (HIES), published after a gap of six years, exposes the…

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Rich-poor gap in Pakistan soars to alarming level

New Delhi, Jan 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The ‘World Inequality Report 2026’ has listed Pakistan as a country in which inequality in…

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World Bank sees Pakistan’s growth stuck near 3 per cent

Washington, Jan 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan’s economy is expected to remain largely stagnant, with growth hovering around 3 per cent, as…

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Afghan forces torch 3 clandestine heroin labs

Kabul, Jan 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Afghan security forces uncovered and torched three clandestine heroin processing laboratories and a large amount of…

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No discussion on nuclear issue between DGMOs of India, Pakistan: Gen Dwivedi

New Delhi, Jan 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian Army chief, General Upendra Dwivedi, on Tuesday said that there were no talks about…

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Afghan women struggle with poverty, lack of shelter amid forced returns from Pakistan, Iran

Kabul, Jan 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thousands of Afghan women and families, who have been deported from Pakistan and Iran, face poverty,…

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Karachi residents suffering as gas supply to several areas suspended

Islamabad, Jan 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several areas of Pakistan's Karachi remained without gas supply on Monday while other regions received gas…

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Pakistan terror network gains legitimacy through politics and state-backed projects: Report

New Delhi, Jan 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan Markazi Muslim League (PMML), widely regarded as the political front of terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba,…

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Child injured after explosion in Balochistan’s Turbat

Quetta, Jan 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) A child was critically injured after an explosion in a pile of garbage in Turbat city…

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‘Militarised commerce’: Why big global firms are exiting Pakistan

New Delhi, Jan 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pakistan is facing an exodus of global companies across sectors due to the unfriendly business…

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Police detains PTI workers in Karachi as clashes erupt before public gathering

Islamabad, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers were detained by police on Sunday at Numaish Chowrangi in Karachi…

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‘China fuelling Southeast Asia’s narcotic drugs chain’

New Delhi, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) China has emerged as the dominant supplier of precursor chemicals and technical inputs that sustain…

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Pakistan: Flour price surge in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa sparks concerns among residents

Islamabad, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) A fresh increase in flour prices in Shangla and other upper districts of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa…

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Sale of Pakistan International Airlines turns out to be a damp squib

New Delhi, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The sale of Pakistan International Airlines has actually fetched the Pakistan government only Rs 10…

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Rights group accuses Pakistan’s military of trying to legitimise enforced disappearance

Quetta, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has accused Pakistan’s military media wing of trying to legitimise enforced…

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Pakistani police arrest Afghan journalist in Islamabad

Kabul, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Freelance Afghan journalist Ubaidullah Ahmadi has been detained by police in Pakistan's Islamabad, sparking concerns regarding…

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Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir doctors warn of launching strike from January 26

Islamabad, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) The United Doctors Forum (UDF) — an umbrella organisation of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) and…

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Protests held in Pakistan’s Quetta over prolonged gas shortages amid severe cold

Quetta, Jan 11 (SocialNews.XYZ) Protests were held in Pakistan's Quetta due to prolonged gas shortages amid a severe cold weather,…

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Bangladesh diluting Mujibur Rahman’s legacy amid radicalisation of institutions

New Delhi, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) There is a distinct move in Bangladesh to dilute or erase the legacy of its…

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Lack of fiscal, legal certainty shackling Pakistan’s economy: Report

New Delhi, Jan 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The lack of certainty in Pakistan's fiscal, legal, strategic, and administrative framework has emerged as…

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