inflation

APP Islamabad: A mounting housing crisis in the capital city of Islamabad has left the middle class and government employees in a desperate struggle for affordable housing, as they face an uphill battle in securing affordable housing…

APP Islamabad: The weekly inflation measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) witnessed an increase of 0.96 percent for the combined consumption groups during the week ended on April 4, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)…

News Desk  Islamabad: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr on Sunday (March 31), petrol prices are estimated to rise by around Rs 10-11 per liter for the next 15 days, mainly due to import premiums and higher global prices, while the price of high-speed…

News Desk  Islamabad: A team of scientists led by Dr Amir Ali Abbasi at the National Center for Bioinformatics, Quaid-I-Azam University (QAU), has unraveled the reasons behind Pakistan's lower COVID-19 contagion rates during the…

AFP/APP New York: Both the Dow and S&P 500 notched fresh records Monday, with the buoyant session kicking off a heavy news week that includes tech titan earnings and a Federal Reserve interest rate decision. The Dow Jones Industrial…

News Desk United Nations: The world's children in 2024 are likely to see increased exposure to violence and war as well as economic hardship, the UN Children’s Agency (UNICEF) warned in a flagship study released on Tuesday. At the…

APP Multan: The entertainment industry in Multan faces challenges amidst severe weather, local sources said on Sunday. According to the details, severely cold weather and dense fog have led to a decline in the citizens' outdoor…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: In the heart of the 'Land of the Pure,' amid echoes of prosperity promises within the corridors of power, a harsh reality emerges where the impoverished cry for shelter. The impoverished, facing a…

News Desk Islamabad: Peter Jacob, the Head of the Centre for Social Justice, revealed that an estimated 4 million minority voters are anticipated to actively engage in the upcoming 2024 elections. Minority Forum Pakistan has launched…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The daunting challenges faced by the residents of Pakistan are vividly captured in a recent image depicting the lengths to which individuals must go to secure a vital resource—natural gas. In a distressing…