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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Pakistan to Beg and Borrow Billions to Finance 2013-14 Budget

"Here's a Nation report on Neelum-Jhelum hydro project: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has directed the concerned authorities to speed up the pace of work on Neelum-Jhelum Hydro Power Project to save the people from load shedding. He…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Managing Droughts and Floods in Pakistan

"Here's an excerpt from a World Bank report titled "Turn Down the Heat" released today: The projected increase in the seasonality of precipitation is associated with an increase in the number of dry days, leading to droughts that are…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post PTI Chief Imran Khan vs MQM's Altaf Husain

"Here's a CPJ article on risks to journalists in Pakistan: Among the more 200,000 Pakistanis living in London is Altaf Hussain, leader of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement. This powerful political party is widely thought to be behind the murder of…"

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Riaz Haq posted a blog post

Pakistan to Beg and Borrow Billions to Finance 2013-14 Budget

Pakistan's proposed federal budget 2013-14 includes $36 billion in spending with deficit financing of $16 billion. Of this $16 billion, over $5 billion will be borrowed by the federal government to pay the power sector to settle the so-called circular debt. Heavy Tax Burden on the Poor:Direct taxes make up only about 3.5% of Pakistan's federal revenue. The rest comes from…See More

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post "Democratic" India's Share of World's Poor Jumps as "Autocratic" China's Poverty Declines Sharply!

"Here's TOI on Indian economic crisis: NEW DELHI: The Indian economy is in a crisis with growth slowing down, fiscal and current account deficits running high amid persistent inflation, says a study by an economic think tank. "The Indian…"

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Riaz Haq commented on Riaz Haq's blog post Pakistan's Gas Reserves

"Pakistan has more shale oil than Canada, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) report released on June 13, 2013. The US EIA report estimates Pakistan's total shale oil reserves at 227 billion barrels of which 9.1 billion…"

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