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Dec 27 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Pakistan's internet connectivity 📶 is facing some bumps in the road, and it seems like letters of credit 📜 may be partially to blame.

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According to a recent report, the Universal Service Fund (USF) has encountered problems importing telecom machinery📱due to the lack of LCs, and the Senate is taking steps to address the issue.
On a brighter note, the PTA is working on an international internet project 💻 and has assured the Senate that efforts are being made to improve internet accessibility in Balochistan's Gwadar.
However, reports of poor connectivity hindering the education of children in the city during the pandemic 🦠 show that more needs to be done to ensure reliable internet access for all.

Read more on this link: tribune.com.pk/story/2393004/…

#Pakistan #internet #connectivity #LCs
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Dec 27
🇵🇰🇺🇿 Pakistan and Uzbekistan team up to boost trade! 🤝

The two countries have signed an agreement to implement the Pakistan-Uzbekistan Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), which aims to increase trade volume to $1 billion by 2023.
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Read more on this link: tribune.com.pk/story/2392998/… #Pakistan

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Dec 27
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Customers will still have to undergo a NADRA biometric verification within 60 days of opening the account or it will be treated as debit blocked after a 10 day notice period.
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Dec 27
پاکستان ڈیفالٹ کے دہانے پر؟ سابق وزیر خزانہ مفتاح اسماعیل نے خبردار کیا ہے کہ اگر ملک نے مدد کے لیے آئی ایم ایف سے رجوع نہیں کیا تو سنگین نتائج برآمد ہوں گے۔ لیکن موجودہ وزیر خزانہ اسحاق ڈار کا اصرار ہے کہ آئی ایم ایف حکومت کو حکم نہیں دے سکتا اور وہ ان کی مدد کے بغیر "کوئی
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مزید پڑھیں اس لنک پر: tribune.com.pk/story/2393006/…
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The Pakistani government has decided to use all legal means to recover PKR 447 billion in unpaid Gas Infrastructure Development Cess (GIDC) from commercial and industrial entities.

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered the recovery of all GIDC accrued by 2020-21 and suspended future GIDC until all outstanding amounts were recovered. However, 3,194 petitions in various high courts are hindering the recovery of PKR 420 billion.
The government may also lose the power to collect GIDC if it fails to carry out development projects, such as pipelines from Turkmenistan, Iran, or from Karachi to Lahore, depending on the international and political environment.
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Dec 27
Just two budget items: 1) Interest on debt and 2) Defence, consumed the majority of Pakistan's budget during the first five months of this fiscal year, even more than the total net income of the federal government. 😮
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This has led to a severe curtailment of other expenses and an alarming increase of 83% in the interest cost on the Rs50 trillion federal government debt stock.
The risks of sovereign defaults are very high in the absence of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) umbrella and no major cash handouts by bilateral creditors.
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Pakistan's economy is in a dire state, with structural inflation and devaluation of the rupee leading to a crisis for the current political government. 🧵👇
The country is facing challenges both domestically and internationally, with a lack of dollars and a high policy rate environment only adding to the difficulties.
In this chaotic situation, speculators and profiteers have taken advantage, creating a black market for dollars where people are paying a premium price.
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