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Fallout expected: Reckless govt borrowing may cause crisis of confidence
Share of short-term debt with a maturity period of less than a year has increased to 54.2% of total domestic debt.
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Fiscal irresponsibility: Spendthrift govt digs a massive hole for the economy
Fiscal Responsibility and Debt Limitation Act violated for fifth year in a row.
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‘Double-standards’: Govt takes over 15 women’s crisis centres
Decision places strain on overstretched human rights ministry budget.
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Breaking downward streak: Inflation rebounds; clocks in at 8.1% for January
Raises chances of increase in interest rate to control climbing prices.
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Too little too late?: Gwadar port transfer to China wins cabinet nod
Multi-billion dollar Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline also given the go-ahead.
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Trade liberalisation: India highlights Pakistan as major beneficiary
India presents defence in favour of normalisation as process hits snags.
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Verdict, delivered: ECC scraps $25 billion LNG import project – again
Gives gas utilities sweeping powers to negotiate with buyers.
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PM’s discretionary fund: Body overseeing diversion of funds kept in the dark
81.8% of Rs1.5b balance in PM’s Flood Fund was diverted to constituencies of PPP parliamentarians.
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Discretionary spending: Despite ban, premier diverts another Rs1.2b from flood fund
Fund slashed from the 2011 floods donations, allocated to constituencies of senior PPP leaders.
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Audit reports: PAC slated for ‘covering up’ govt’s corruption
Auditor-general says PAC inaction gave SC a chance to take up RPPs case.
