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Pakistan
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South Asia
Another disputed dam: After Baglihar, Kishanganga dam has embroiled India and Pakistan in a water dispute. Union minister of state for power Jairam Ramesh recently asked the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) to expedite work on the 330-mw Kishanganga power project in Jammu and Kashmir, citing that Pakistan is also constructing a power project on the Kishanganga river, called Neelum
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Hydropower projects vital for coping with crisis: Prime Minister
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday said the policies of the present government are highly investment friendly and it would welcome foreign investment in hydropower projects. The Prime Minister said this while talking to Vice President China International Water and Electric Corporation (CWE) Wang Shaofeng who along with a delegation called on him at Prime Minister House.
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Government fails to develop virus free types crops
Federal and provincial governments had formed a project worth million of rupees to introduce virus free types but even after the passage of 16 years all the research institutions of the country failed to invent virus free type. Last year the crops were attacked by different viruses including mealy bug, which resulted the loss of million of rupees.
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Government advised to produce thermal energy by using coal
Pakistan could have avoided the adverse effects of the high cost of petroleum products including petrol, diesel and furnace oil, if it had avoided over reliance on petroleum based products for generating thermal power and had instead given encouragement to use indigenously produced coal in power generation, reports UPP correspondent. The conversion of the Pakistan Railways to diesel engines instead of coal engines resulted in growing use of diesel by the railways and the discarding of coal for running railway engines while in India nearly 50 percent of railway engines still run on coal.
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IMF warns of threat to poorer nations
The rise in food and oil prices could "severely weaken' the economies of up to 75 developing countries, including Pakistan and Indonesia, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday in its first broad assessment of the crisis. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, IMF managing-director, warned that some countries were now at "a tipping point' because of the double impact of rising food and oil prices.
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Pakistan to phase out fuel subsidies
Pakistan's government plans to phase out politically-sensitive fuel subsidies during the new financial year that starts on Tuesday as it tries to bring a ballooning budget deficit under control, according to senior Pakistani officials. The government spent $2.4bn during the fiscal year that ended on Monday to subsidise domestic fuel prices and protect consumers from a sharp rise in global oil prices. But this has resulted in a sharp increase in the budget deficit, which is expected to reach about 6.5 per cent of gross domestic product, leading to a rethink by government ministers.
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Food prices and food security in South Asia
The recent trends of rising world food prices have received wide attention in South Asia due to their potential impact on the food security of its population. Although countries in the region have achieved near food self-sufficiency at the national level, most of them continue to be net importers of food in the global market.
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Food company asked to halt work in protected area
A food company has been "requested' by the Sindh Wildlife Department (SWD) to halt work on a proposed dairy farm, since it is located in a protected area where such activities are strictly restricted and require a specialised assessment on environmental impact, Dawn has learnt.
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CNG stations go on strike today
The CNG stations across the province would observe a day-long strike on Monday against increase in the existing taxes and introduction of new ones by the federal government. The strike would be observed under the aegis of the All Pakistan CNG Association. The CNG stations would stop supply of gas to motorist from 12midnight for 24 hours.
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Officials may bear the brunt for slack polio drive: Campaign begins on Tuesday
The district coordination officers (DCOs) and executive district officers (EDOs) of the health department may face the axe for showing slackness in the upcoming sub-national three-day polio immunisation campaign beginning on Tuesday.