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High flood will pass through Kotri Barrage today. Photo: Flood Forecasting Division    KARACHI: After causing widespread devastations and fatalities in different areas of Sindh, Punjab and other parts of the country, a high flood of 560,000 cusecs will pass through Kotri Barrage today, said Sukkur Barrage control room in-charge.  Sukkur Barrage was in high flood as the reservoir received flows of 600,000 cusecs of water from Taunsa Barrage, said the official. He maintained that 29,000 cusecs of water has been added to the reservoir during the past 24 hours.  In view of the expected flood, all the canals originating from the barrage have been closed for an unidentified period, he added. A flow of 559,998 cusecs was recorded upstream, while the downstream flow was 559,998 cusecs, said the official. The high flood was heading towards Kotri Barrage, he added. As per the Flood Forecasting Division (FFD), Kotri Barrage had an inflow of 513669 cusecs upstream and 503464 cuse

(Representational) Higher petrol price — Canva/file  Dr Atif Mian says petrol currently 20% cheaper than India. Economist says price needs to remain high to bring current account in balance. Advises high petrol prices must be accompanied by a serious energy transition policy. Internationally acclaimed Pakistani American economist Dr Atif Mian has criticised politicians and journalists arguing in favour of a reduction in petrol prices in Pakistan, saying that such a view is "irresponsible and short-sighted", and explained the need to keep the rates high. He said that Pakistan just had a very serious balance of crisis and it is only due to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) nod that there is some stability in the exchange rate. "This is hardly the time to throw caution to the wind," Dr Mian said. "Pakistan needs a real strategy to get out of the perennial balance of payments trouble," the economist wrote. He elaborated by saying that the coun

The Ministry of Information, Technology, and Telecommunications (MoITT) High Impact Bootcamp Will Be Audited. Pakistan will teach cloud, data, blockchain, AI, and cyber security. The government hired chartered accounting firms to audit IT training programmers. IT Ministry Will Commission an Independent Performance Audit of the High Impact Bootcamp Project. The IT department will help to boost up the economy in coming days The Ministry of Information, Technology, and Telecommunications (MoITT) has decided to ha