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Pakistan’s Tharparkar district fails to get promised benefit from coal project

IANS | March 31, 2026 2:04 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Assurances made in 2019 by PPP Co-chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah that 100 per cent of the royalties generated by the Thar Coal project would be dedicated to the development of Tharparkar district in Sindh remain unfulfilled, a report in the Karachi-based Business Recorder publication has highlighted.

Pakistan: Three security personnel killed, four others injured in attacks in Balochistan

IANS | March 31, 2026 1:33 PM

Quetta, March 31 (IANS) Three security personnel were killed and four others injured in two separate attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan province, according to officials, local media reported on Tuesday. The incident included an attack on a patrolling squad in Quetta and a gun battle at a police station in Jhal Magsi.

Poverty in Pakistan 14.6 pc more than official estimates: SPDC report

IANS | March 31, 2026 1:28 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Poverty in Pakistan has surged to 43.5 per cent, according to the Social Policy and Development Centre (SPDC), indicating a far graver situation than official estimates by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) and the Planning Commission, which place poverty at 28.9 per cent, according to an article in the Karachi-headquartered Express Tribune.

Pakistan's inaction in West Asia under Saudi Arabia defence pact raises credibility concerns: Report

IANS | March 31, 2026 1:21 PM

Madrid, March 31 (IANS) Despite the attacks on Saudi Arabia by Iran in recent weeks amid the escalating conflict in West Asia, Islamabad has so far refrained from deploying significant forces to support Riyadh under the bilateral defence agreement.

Pakistan: Gas supply to Balochistan suspended after assailants blow up pipeline

IANS | March 31, 2026 12:56 PM

Quetta, March 31 (IANS) Gas supply to Quetta and several districts of Pakistan's Balochistan province has been disrupted after unidentified assailants blew up the main gas pipeline at Western Bypass area, local media reported on Tuesday.

IMF allows Pak small policy space for fuel subsidies; economically unsustainable: Report

IANS | March 31, 2026 12:42 PM

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The recent surge in global oil prices is testing Pakistan’s fragile macroeconomic stabilisation and the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) tolerance of Islamabad’s decision to cushion domestic fuel prices signals a shift in approach, a new report has said.

Pakistan faces global scrutiny over domestic abuses, transnational repression at UNHRC: Report

IANS | March 31, 2026 12:28 PM

Geneva, March 31 (IANS) Pakistan came under international scrutiny over not only domestic rights abuses but also a widening pattern of targeting critics abroad during the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, a report said on Tuesday.

Iran's parliament starts process to adopt plan on Strait of Hormuz management

IANS | March 31, 2026 11:47 AM

Tehran, March 31 (IANS) Iran's parliament has kicked off a process to approve a plan to exercise smart management over the Strait of Hormuz.

We can’t control global fuel prices: New Zealand PM Luxon pledges targeted support as pump prices soar

IANS | March 31, 2026 11:17 AM

Wellington, March 31 (IANS) New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has defended his Government’s targeted cost‑of‑living support amid soaring fuel prices, saying that while New Zealand cannot control global energy markets, it must help those most affected.

Former Suriname Prez Chandrikapersad Santokhi passes away; PM Modi expresses grief

IANS | March 31, 2026 10:29 AM

Paramaribo, March 31 (IANS) Chandrikapersad Santokhi, former President of Suriname, has passed away at the age of 67, local media reported on Tuesday (Indian time). The cause of his death was not immediately disclosed.

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Pakistan’s Tharparkar district fails to get promised benefit from coal project

Pakistan: Three security personnel killed, four others injured in attacks in Balochistan

Poverty in Pakistan 14.6 pc more than official estimates: SPDC report

Pakistan's inaction in West Asia under Saudi Arabia defence pact raises credibility concerns: Report

Pakistan: Gas supply to Balochistan suspended after assailants blow up pipeline

IMF allows Pak small policy space for fuel subsidies; economically unsustainable: Report

Pakistan faces global scrutiny over domestic abuses, transnational repression at UNHRC: Report

Iran's parliament starts process to adopt plan on Strait of Hormuz management

We can’t control global fuel prices: New Zealand PM Luxon pledges targeted support as pump prices soar

Former Suriname Prez Chandrikapersad Santokhi passes away; PM Modi expresses grief

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