Source: Bloomberg
By Jason Gale
Almost half the population of Pakistan, the world’s seventh-most-populous nation, faces difficulty gaining access to affordable food because of the soaring cost of cereals, a World Food Program official said.
The Rome-based United Nations agency increased its estimate of the number of so-called food insecure people in Pakistan to 77 million from 60 […]

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Source: Sify News
Islamabad: Pakistani voters go to the polls on February 18, 2008 with allies of President Pervez Musharraf facing a tough challenge from slain opposition leader Benazir Bhutto’s party.
Key information on Pakistan
Geography
The Islamic Republic of Pakistan is the seventh largest country in the world with an area of about 796,096 sq km. The capital […]

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