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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
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Pakistan extends countrywide austerity drive after US, Iran fail to strike deal

Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has extended the countrywide austerity drive till June 13 in the wake of uncertainty caused by the US and Iran's failure to strike a deal to end the conflict in West Asia amid a fragile ceasefire.

The government announced several measures on March 9 following the disruption in the energy supplies after the US and Israel launched an attack against Iran on February 28.

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