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Alarm bells ring as public debt climbs to Rs76tr

Alarm bells ring as public debt climbs to Rs76tr

A currency dealer can be seen counting Rs5,000 notes. — AFP/file Every citizen owes Rs277,462 in debt. Rs6.4tr spent on interest payments in FY25. Rs31tr added in just three years. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s public debt has soared to a staggering Rs76.01 trillion ($269 billion) as of March 2025, marking a near four-and-a-half-fold increase since 2015 and highlighting persistent fiscal imbalances and …

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Death toll in Nigeria floods climbs to 151 as thousands forced out of homes

Death toll in Nigeria floods climbs to 151 as thousands forced out of homes

Rubble from collapsed houses is seen in the Anguwar Hausawa Gangari community, due to the flooding that killed 151 people and forced several thousand from their homes in Mokwa, Niger State Nigeria, May 31, 2025. — Reuters  Flood hits Mokwa overnight, rescuers continue body search. Nigeria faces seasonal floods since rainy season begins April. 2022 floods killed 600, displaced millions, ruin …

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