Tag: black market
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Crackdown against $23 billion black market results in attacks on custom officials
On Saturday, three people, including two Customs officials, were murdered in an attack near Bannu Road when unknown gunmen opened fire targeting their vehicle at the Yarak toll plaza in Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This is the second attack on Pakistan Customs officials in less than a week in Dera Ismail Khan.…
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Saudi Arabia to open first liquor store in Riyadh
Saudi Arabia is gearing up to inaugurate its maiden alcohol store in the capital city of Riyadh, exclusively catering to non-Muslim diplomats, according to a reliable source and an official document disclosed on Wednesday.
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Rawalpindi, Islamabad residents forced to buy low-quality flour at exorbitant prices
Residents of Rawalpindi and Islamabad are paying exorbitant prices for low-quality flour due to the poor performance of the District Food Department. The officials in charge have failed to take concrete steps to prevent smuggling and hoarding of flour, despite lip service and paperwork.