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Reuters
Reuters
Business
By Mubasher Bukhari and Jibran Ahmad

Five killed in stampedes at flour distribution sites in Pakistan

People gather to receive sacks of free flour, at a distribution point in Peshawar, Pakistan March 30, 2023. REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz

At least five people have been killed in recent weeks and more injured in Pakistan in stampedes at sites distributing free flour under a government-backed scheme to help families struggling with soaring costs of basic staples.

Thousands of people gathered at the centers set up across the country as part of the government's efforts to ease the impact of inflation, which running above 30%, a 50-year high.

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