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The United States has made improving Pakistan's power infrastructure one of its top priorities. [37] US special envoy Richard Holbrooke, while describing the power situation in Pakistan as "unacceptable," has stated that the US would go to its "absolute limits" to help Pakistan overcome the crisis. [38]
Pakistan has experienced an economic crisis as part of the 2022 political unrest. It has caused severe economic challenges for months due to which food, gas and oil prices have risen. As of 24 November 2024 Pakistan inflation rate was 4.9% lowest in 6.5 years. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused fuel prices to rise worldwide. Excessive ...
Pakistan's economy remains under severe strain due to a debt crisis, with the country facing challenges in repaying $1.2 billion in outstanding payments. [27] In Pakistan, inflation maintains its upward trajectory, as indicated by the most recent official data, which shows a year-on-year increase of 35.4% in the consumer price index for March 2023.
The National Assembly of Pakistan rushed through the 26th amendment in the constitution which gave power to the parliament to pick the Supreme Court’s chief justice.
The 2023 Pakistan blackout was a power outage that occurred across the entirety of Pakistan on 23 January 2023. [1] This was the second major grid breakdown in Pakistan in 2 years, and the second largest blackout in history. [ 2 ]
Ambassador of the European Union in Pakistan Ms. Reena Kivinka said that various government officials have been informed about this decision. Despite the absence of a full EU observer group, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) maintained an open-door policy and welcomed an observation mission for the upcoming general elections.
A political and constitutional crisis emerged in Pakistan from, 3 April 2022 to 10 April 2022 when, National Assembly's deputy speaker Qasim Khan Suri dismissed a no-confidence motion against prime minister Imran Khan during a session in which it was expected to be taken up for a vote, alleging that a foreign country's involvement in the regime change was contradictory to Article 5 of the ...
Street protests in Pakistan for power outages and poor grid performance are common. Despite public pressure, the government of Pakistan has failed to resolve the issue, and has been criticised for its responses to victims of electricity supply shortages. [2] [3]