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LAHORE/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - 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. | 07:04am
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 gathered at the centers set up as part of the government's efforts to ease the impact of inflation, which is running above 30% - a 50-year high.