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Pakistan round-up: Wikipedia blocked for ‘blasphemous’ content

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NEW DELHI: Talks with IMF for a bailout package to aid Pakistan’s struggling economy hits more hurdles, Wikipedia banned for “blasphemous” content, and other news that made headlines in the neighbouring country last week in our Pakistan round-up:IMF, Islamabad differ over fiscal deficit, GST ratesIMF has worked out a fiscal gap of approximately Rs 900 … Read more

Pakistan round-up: PM Sharif’s son declared proclaimed offender in money laundering case

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Pakistan has been ranked as the second-worst country in terms of gender parity, placed 145 out of 146 states, in the latest Global Gender Gap Report released by the World Economic Forum. The report ranks 146 countries, of which the top five are Iceland, Finland, Norway, New Zealand and Sweden, while the five worst ones … Read more