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Increase in subsidized wheat prices leads to fears of protests in Pakistan’s north 

  • The Gilgit-Baltistan government this week increased the price of wheat from Rs21 to Rs36 per kilogram 
  • Pakistan announced wheat subsidy for GB in the 1970s, given the region’s high poverty, lack of industry 
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Pakistani man rides cross-country on horseback to raise awareness about glacial melt

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Deaf Pakistani, author of 120 published books, hopes to finish 300 works by 2023 end

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Once a ‘well of death,’ upgraded road sparks hope in Pakistan’s remote north

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