国际英语资讯:Pakistani govt announces subsidy to rein in rampant inflation
<p><span word="ISLAMABAD">ISLAMABAD</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 11-- <span word="A">A</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Pakistani">Pakistani</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Imran">Imran</span> <span word="Khan">Khan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chair">chair</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="subsidy">subsidy</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rupees">rupees</span> (65 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="on">on</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="rampant">rampant</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span>.</p><p><span word="Briefing">Briefing</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Assistant">Assistant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Information">Information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</span> <span word="Firdous">Firdous</span> <span word="Ashiq">Ashiq</span> <span word="Awan">Awan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subsidy">subsidy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="rupees">rupees</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Utility">Utility</span> <span word="Stores">Stores</span> <span word="Corporation">Corporation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="commodities">commodities</span> <span word="including">including</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span>, <span word="rice">rice</span>, <span word="sugar">sugar</span>, <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lentils">lentils</span>.</p><p><span word="Awan">Awan</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ban">ban</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="export">export</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="process">process</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="forging">forging</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="check">check</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="items">items</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="import">import</span> <span word="duty">duty</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="lentils">lentils</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decrease">decrease</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="domestic">domestic</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>, <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="added">added</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loan">loan</span> <span word="facility">facility</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="utility">utility</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="provision">provision</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="edible">edible</span> <span word="items">items</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stern">stern</span> <span word="action">action</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="responsible">responsible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="artificially">artificially</span> <span word="hiking">hiking</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sugar">sugar</span> <span word="prices">prices</span>.</p><p><span word="During">During</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="public">public</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="directed">directed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="devise">devise</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mechanism">mechanism</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="burden">burden</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="inflation">inflation</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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