inflation

Muhammad Aslam & Muhammad Asad Islamabad: The Pakistani rupee has showcased remarkable resilience against the US dollar despite macroeconomic challenges and the slow progress of fiscal indicators. Experts believe this would have a…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: Middle class forms the economy but in Pakistan, this class is diminishing due to inflation and unchecked price hikes. A report says that the middle class was at 45 per cent in General Pervez Musharraf’s…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: People have come out in great numbers as what they are earning is far less than what they are supposed to pay in the form of electricity bills dispatched by power companies, especially in recent months.…

Asem Mustafa Awan Islamabad: The two small girls holding the water cane together in one of the posh localities, Lalazar, in Rawalpindi, show many things have deteriorated over decades, namely the services. The departments providing…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: While the country is in desperate need of qualified teachers and technicians for its research labs, the Higher Education Commission (HEC), the custodian of the higher education sector, remains unconcerned.…

Bareera Anwar Baloch Quetta: Every day, increasing inflation made the poor helpless. Common and middle-class people are fed up with the sky-high inflation of foods, vegetables, fruits, clothes, and other daily necessities. Even now,…

Pakistan In Picture  Asem Mustafa Awan: The increase in relief from three to four bags of flour by the government is announced but, at the same time, the price is also increased from Rs 650 to Rs 1158 for a 10 kilogram bag. This is…

Asem Mustafa Awan A new spike of inflation has gripped the country well ahead of the start of Ramazan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims all over the world. The back breaking rise in prices of daily use items is taking toll on all but…

News Desk Islamabad: At least six million people are suffering from acute food insecurity across Pakistan after the disastrous floods, according to the World Food Programme (WFP). A recent Food Security report issued by the World Bank…

Shazia Mehboob The political situation of the country has taken a turn with the appointment of PML-N Shehbaz Sharif as the new Prime Minister. The new PM has pledged to provide economic relief with the stock market stability and…