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Pakistans deafening silence on the disclosers made in the UK Court in the case of the British-Pakistani man Muhammad Gohir Khan, charged for conspiring to kill Netherlands-based blogger and activist, Ahmad Waqass Goraya, has raised serious questions on the countrys stand on human rights and free speech.

Pakistans description of the issue of compensation to Chinese nationals who died at the worksite of the Dasu Hydropower Project on 14 July last year, as irritant, is raising many speculations.

Scores of farmers in Pakistans Punjab province have alleged that the administration seemed busy suppressing the voice of the farmers by lodging fake cases against them whenever they tried to record their protest against the non-availability of urea, according to a media report.

Pakistans current account deficit surpassed USD 9 billion in the first half of the ongoing fiscal year, accounting for 5.7 per cent of the gross domestic product and analysts have expressed concerns over this with some warning that rising current account deficit will lead the country to a debt trap, a media report said citing the data released by the countrys central bank.

Pakistans Karachi reported an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 224 on Saturday and became the Worlds third most polluted city, reported Dhaka Tribune.

Pakistans exports to Afghanistan decreased by 35 per cent in the fourth quarter of the previous year, according to business leaders, reported Pajhwok Afghan News.

Pakistan rightly deserves blacklisting by Financial Action Task Force (FATF) as the country, in its plenary session in October, blatantly misrepresented information of Jaish-e-Mohammad leader, Maulana Masood Azhar and claimed that he is untraceable.

Amid soaring inflation in Pakistan, the rates of medicines, prepaid cellular cards and sales tax rate on import of electric vehicles have increased due to the mini-budget worth Rs 360 billion, which was passed by the National Assembly last week.

The investigation into the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) recovery case in the national capital has once again indicated Pakistans role in creating unrest in India.

Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman lashed out at Imran Khan government for formulating the National Security Policy without any consultation with the countrys parliament, reported local media.