Pakistan Price Rise

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said that the ongoing Lok Sabha elections should be fought over the issues of price rise and unemployment and not on the issue of "insignificant" Pakistan.

A series of sharp rises in energy and food prices in Pakistan, pushed its weekly inflation up by 1.30 per cent and annualised inflation up to 29.83 per cent, Pakistan's Geo News reported on Saturday citing The News.

Rising inflation in Pakistan, accelerating to 27.3 per cent in August -- a 47-year high -- can trigger "social protest and instability" in the cash-strapped country, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

Amid the increasing inflation, a video of a Pakistani woman has surfaced, describing the skyrocketing prices of medicines, groceries and electricity in the country, especially in Karachi city and slamming Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Analysts believe the demand for the foreign currency stood higher than supply amid an increase in import payments, rising global commodity prices and uncertainty about the resumption of the IMF loan programme

The cash-strapped government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to roll back the prices of naan and roti across Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday, amid the public discontent against rising prices of essential commodities.

The rupee recovered by 52 paise to close at 70.72 against the dollar on Thursday as investors wagered on de-escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). A weaker dollar and slipping oil prices also propped up the local unit, traders were quoted as saying in the PTI report. The domestic currency...

Wholesale onion prices increased to Rs 60 per kg at Azadpur market in the national capital despite improved supplies on account of imports from neighbouring countries

Relief is here, or at least a hint of it. To stem the steep prices and severe shortage of onions, the state scouted about eight tonnes of onions from Pakistan, that made their way to Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), Vashi, yesterday. Though deficient in bringing instant cheer to deprived Mumbaikars, some 200 tonnes more, expected to ...

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday said that the ongoing Lok Sabha elections should be fought over the issues of price rise and unemployment and not on the issue of "insignificant" Pakistan.

A series of sharp rises in energy and food prices in Pakistan, pushed its weekly inflation up by 1.30 per cent and annualised inflation up to 29.83 per cent, Pakistan's Geo News reported on Saturday citing The News.

Rising inflation in Pakistan, accelerating to 27.3 per cent in August -- a 47-year high -- can trigger "social protest and instability" in the cash-strapped country, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

Amid the increasing inflation, a video of a Pakistani woman has surfaced, describing the skyrocketing prices of medicines, groceries and electricity in the country, especially in Karachi city and slamming Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Analysts believe the demand for the foreign currency stood higher than supply amid an increase in import payments, rising global commodity prices and uncertainty about the resumption of the IMF loan programme

The cash-strapped government of Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to roll back the prices of naan and roti across Pakistan, media reports said on Wednesday, amid the public discontent against rising prices of essential commodities.

The rupee recovered by 52 paise to close at 70.72 against the dollar on Thursday as investors wagered on de-escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, reported news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). A weaker dollar and slipping oil prices also propped up the local unit, traders were quoted as saying in the PTI report. The domestic currency...

Wholesale onion prices increased to Rs 60 per kg at Azadpur market in the national capital despite improved supplies on account of imports from neighbouring countries

Relief is here, or at least a hint of it. To stem the steep prices and severe shortage of onions, the state scouted about eight tonnes of onions from Pakistan, that made their way to Agriculture Produce Marketing Committee (APMC), Vashi, yesterday. Though deficient in bringing instant cheer to deprived Mumbaikars, some 200 tonnes more, expected to ...