A view of tent houses, belonging to squatters, on the dry riverbed of the Indus River in Hyderabad, on April 25, 2025. — Reuters Over 107m Pakistnis are living below poverty line. Over 39m included in extreme poverty category. New figures reflect updated international thresholds. ISLAMABAD: A sizeable 44.7% of Pakistan’s population is now considered to be living below the …
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Muslims perform prayers around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, June 1, 2025. — Reuters Temperatures in Makkah expected to top 40°C this month. Authorities ratchet up heat protection measures. AI technology to help manage massive crowds in better way. More than a million pilgrims joined Islam’s most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, …
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Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa port, Israel January 31, 2023. — Reuters US prosecutors are investigating whether Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s companies imported Iranian liquefied petroleum gas into India through their Mundra port, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. …
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A general view of Gwadar port in Gwadar, Pakistan October 4, 2017. — Reuters Pakistan plans to significantly reduce import duties over the next five years as part of its National Tariff Policy 2025-30 in an attempt to boost industrial growth and exports through a more competitive trade regime. Under the plan, to be initiated in the fiscal budget for …
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