Published 19:31 IST, August 28th 2019
Fly invasion in Pakistan's Karachi while Imran Khan attacks India
A man in Pakistan has moved the Sindh High Court over Karachi's fly infestation, in order to urge the Pakistan authorities to take steps over this issue.
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A man in Pakistan has moved Sindh High Court over Karachi's fly infestation, in order to urge Pakistan authorities to take steps over this issue. A swarm of flies has invaded Karachi following recent monsoon in Pakistan, after city was inudating with piles of garb and undisposed animal waste all over.
petition filed against fly infestation accentuated how Pakistan authorities are t doing eugh to curtail filth in city. petition furr highlighted rising instances of dengue and Condo virus due to incompetence and indifference over garb disposal and subsequent fly infestation in Karachi. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Sindh government has called for special prayers to get rid of menance of flies in Assembly, instead of taking garb disposal measures.
Pakistan government initiated 'Let's Clean Karachi' campaign over two weeks ago, however, initiative failed to operate steadily in Pakistan's financial hub. At a time when Pakistan is facing such rudimentary issues in ir major cities, and tackling a tattered ecomy, Pakistan PM Imran Khan's government is attempting to distracting attention of local people by raising international issues and creating a hue and cry over Kashmir.
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Here are issues that Pakistan really needs to look into:
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Blacklisted by FATF
Pertaining to Pakistan's indulgence with terror outfits on ir soil, Asia-Pacific Group of global financial watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) thrusted Pakistan in "enhanced blacklist" on August 23 for ir inaction against terror funding.
This development came a day after Pakistan submitted its compliance report on its 27-point action plan to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in hope to for a possible exit from grey list. However, APG (Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering) placed Pakistan in Enhanced Expedited Follow Up List (Black List) for failure to meet its standards, after FATF found Pakistan n-compliant on 32 of 40 compliance parameters on money laundering and terror financing.
" APG has placed Pakistan in Enhanced Expedited Follow Up List (Black List) for failure to meet its standards," an Indian official said in development.
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If Pakistan remains in greylist or blacklist, country would face a financial downgrade and restrictions on its markets. It will also have a tough time managing capital inflows from IMF (International Monetary Fund) and or ncies, as well as servicing its debt that adds up to about 25% of government’s revenues at present.
PM Imran Khan rolled back prices of naan and roti
cash-strapped government of Prime Minister Imran Khan decided to roll back prices of naan and roti across Pakistan on July 31, amid public discontent against rising prices of essential commodities.
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As Pakistan has initiated steps to implement tough ecomic reforms, prices of petrol, gas and or essential food items have increased, hitting common man.
Currently, naan is selling at Rs 12 to Rs 15 in different cities of Pakistan. However, before an increase in gas tariff and rates of wheat flour, naan price ranged between Rs 8 and Rs 10. Similarly, roti is available at Rs 10 to Rs 12 while its previous rate was Rs 7 to Rs 8, Dawn report said.
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Cheaper stay during US visit
Pakistan PM Imran Khan during his visit to Washington in July decided to stay at Pakistani envoy's official residence instead of an expensive hotel to reduce cost of trip.
Save PoK, forget Kashmir
Pakistan Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto called for a movement to save Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). In a video that has surfaced on Tuesday, Chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP) and Opposition leader Bilawal Bhutto has launched a 'Save PoK' campaign in to save Muzzafarabad, capital of PoK. In video, Bilawal Bhutto, can be seen addressing a garing and attacking Pakistan PM Imran Khan. He can be seen calling for steps to save Muzaffarabad.
"Earlier what used to be our policy on Kashmir? Earlier, Pakistan's policy was how will we take Srinagar. w, after Khan has come to power, because of his failure, what is Pakistan’s position? How will we w save Muzaffarabad?" Bilawal Bhutto said in video.
(With PTI inputs)
19:05 IST, August 28th 2019