Twirp : Terrorist Wahabi Islamic Republic Pakistan

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<b>1. Niaz food orders decline considerably amid high prices</b>

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->KARACHI: The demand for ‘niaz' food orders compared to the previous years has drastically decreased due to a rise in prices of essential commodities like rice and wheat which are essentials in the preparation of biryani and haleem for niaz.

<b>Caterers preparing niaz in the city gave an estimated cost of Rs1200 per 10kg dheg (cauldron) of biryani compared to the previous year when it cost around Rs2000 and now costing Rs3200;</b> with most caterers stating that a minimum rise of Rs800 per 10kg dheg on both haleem and biryani was essential for them to cover their overhead expenses.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<b>2. Rising food prices fuelling poverty</b>

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><i>80 per cent Pakistanis spending 50-60 per cent of their total income on food have been forced to curtail clothing, health education expenses to stave off starvation</i>

<b>LAHORE : Not everyone who is poor was born into poverty. New research shows that large numbers of poor people have fallen into poverty within their lifetimes as is happening in recent months in Pakistan where poverty is on rise due to food inflation and shortages.</b><!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

<b>3. US attaché cuts forecast for Pakistan cotton crop</b>

<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->WASHINGTON: Pakistani cotton production, hit hard by pests and poor weather, <b>will come in lower than previously expected at 8.75 million bales in 2007/08,</b> a US Agriculture Department attaché in Islamabad said on Friday.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->

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