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Health or wealth?: Unaffordable healthcare to crush patients | The Express Tribune

December 31, 2023 Admin No Comments

PESHAWAR: Having to choose between enrolling one’s child in school or paying for the successive chemotherapy sessions of an ailing parent is an undeniably poignant situation for any household however, the nightmarish imagining might soon become a familiar reality for many destitute families across Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) in the coming year, who in the absence of…

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Cold wave sparks health concerns in Hazara | The Express Tribune

December 11, 2023 Admin No Comments

ABBOTABAD: The Hazara division is presently experiencing a severe cold wave and dry weather, triggering a health crisis marked by a surge of respiratory ailments such as influenza, colds, fever, and coughs. The spread is attributed to an extended period of dry weather, affecting nearly every other person in the area. Owing to the escalating…

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Brain-eating amoeba rears its ugly head again | The Express Tribune

November 19, 2023 Admin No Comments

KARACHI: As deaths due to Naegleria fowleri, also referred to as brain-eating amoeba, in Karachi, enter into the double digits, there is a growing concern amongst the populace that, just like other recurring diseases such as dengue and malaria, the provincial government will fail to curb its spread and prevent it from becoming a regular…

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At 4.9%, US economy grows fastest in 2 years – Times of India

October 27, 2023 Admin No Comments

The US economy grew at the fastest pace in nearly two years last quarter, fuelled by a surge in consumer spending.GDP accelerated to a 4.9% annualised rate, more than double the second-quarter pace, according to the government’s preliminary estimate on Thursday. Source link

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Crackdown pulls down gold price sharply | The Express Tribune

October 5, 2023 Admin No Comments

KARACHI: The price of gold has dropped sharply in the domestic market in the wake of stern action against the mafia involved in illegal activities. Since the crackdown on illicit trade, the price of gold has come down by a whopping Rs27,000, reaching Rs188,000 per tola. The local gold pricing body has not been releasing…

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Forex reserves rise $12m to $8.1b | The Express Tribune

August 17, 2023 Admin No Comments

KARACHI: Foreign exchange reserves held by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) have increased by 0.14% on a week-on-week basis, reaching $8.1 billion, according to data released by the central bank on Thursday. By the end of the week on August 11, 2023, the central bank’s foreign currency reserves were recorded at $8,055.3 million, indicating…

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SBP keeps key policy rate unchanged at 22% | The Express Tribune

July 31, 2023 Admin No Comments

KARACHI: The central bank on Monday announced that the key policy rate – the cost of banks’ lending – would remain unchanged at 22 per cent. Notably, in its first meeting after a new loan programme by the IMF, the SBP was scheduled to review its key policy rate today. It was to assess whether it…

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