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BMP blast govt over inflated gas bills, calls for immediate reforms

BMP blast govt over inflated gas bills, calls for immediate reforms

Anjum Nisar for taking measures to avoid further damage to fragile industrial landscape ISLAMABAD, OCT 12 /DNA/ – The Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (FPCCI) Businessmen Panel (BMP) has strongly criticized the government over the recent imposition of inflated gas bills on the industrial sector, describing the practice as “unjust, unsustainable, and detrimental to Pakistan’s economic growth.” Speaking on behalf of the business community. Businessmen Panel chairman and FPCCI former president Mian Anjum Nisar urged the authorities to take immediate corrective measures to avoid further damage toRead More


Banned Bangladesh party turns to flash protests ahead of polls

Banned Bangladesh party turns to flash protests ahead of polls

DHAKA, OCT 12 (AFP/APP): Once Bangladesh’s largest political party, the Awami League has been outlawed since its leader Sheikh Hasina was overthrown in a mass uprising last year. Now, its supporters — encouraged by Hasina’s social media calls to “resist” —  are staging flash mob protests defying the ban as the country prepares for elections from which the party is barred. In the capital Dhaka, 45-year-old cleaner Mohammad Kashem described witnessing around 25 Awami League loyalists being chased, beaten and detained by police at one such rally. “It’s happening allRead More


Pak-Afghan Border skirmishes: a dangerous escalation

Pak-Afghan Border skirmishes: a dangerous escalation

Editorial Tensions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border have once again flared up, raising alarms about a potential new phase of instability in the region. In the past few days, reports have emerged of fierce skirmishes and exchanges of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces across the Durand Line. Both sides have claimed tactical gains, while the situation remains tense and fluid. According to Afghan officials, their forces launched retaliatory strikes after Pakistan allegedly conducted air operations inside Afghan territory targeting hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Although Islamabad has not officiallyRead More