The government has achieved the annual average inflation target of 7.5% for the just-ended fiscal year despite the impact of Middle East conflict but consumers suffered from a one-third increase in petrol prices and a 25% spike in the cost of electricity. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statist»»»

The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Associations Front (PIAF) has warned the high cost of doing business has been hurting the economic growth, as the inflation rate bounced back to 29.2% in concluding month, hurting the trade and industry the most, who faced the brunt of a staggering 520% increase »»»

Electricity prices have gone up — once again. And petrol prices are up by about Rs20 per litre. There are chances of a rise in gas tariffs as well. And petrol and electricity prices, too, will continue to rise for some time. The reason is international oil prices are on the rise — and Pakistan has »»»