Pakistan Keeps Asia’s Fastest Inflation Title for Second Month

A shopkeeper waits for customers at a market in Karachi, Pakistan on January 10, 2022. (AFP/File)
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Updated 02 June 2023
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Pakistan Keeps Asia’s Fastest Inflation Title for Second Month

 

June 2: Bloomberg reported Pakistan’s inflation has hit another record high, making it Asia’s fastest for a second month, just days before the national budget is due to be unveiled by a government facing unprecedented economic challenges. Read more I 


Pakistan men's players to get landmark central contracts

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Pakistan men's players to get landmark central contracts

September 27: ESPN Cricinfo reported The PCB and the Pakistan men's team players have reached a landmark agreement on central contracts, ending several months of deadlock and uncertainty. For the first time in Pakistan, three-year contracts have been put in place - rather than the standard 12 months - along with a significant increase in player earnings, as well as a fixed share of revenue from the PCB's earnings from the ICC. Read more I 


‘It’s not a Cold War’: PM calls out West’s ‘obsession’ to contain China

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‘It’s not a Cold War’: PM calls out West’s ‘obsession’ to contain China

September 28: The Express Tribune reported Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has said that Pakistan was focusing on its own interests without choosing sides in the great power competition, and that the West was "over-obsessed" with efforts to contain China. Read more I 


NAB moves to greet returning Nawaz with three old cases

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NAB moves to greet returning Nawaz with three old cases

September 28: DAWN reported With the PML-N’s supreme leader Nawaz Sharif sche­duled to arrive in Pakistan in less than a month, the National Acco­u­ntability Bureau (NAB) is set to reopen three cases against him linked to alleged illegal plot allotments and land acquisitions in Lahore, as well as a questionable share transfer in Chaudhry Sugar Mills. Read more I 

 


Toyota shuts down production plant till Oct 9

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Toyota shuts down production plant till Oct 9

September 28: SAMAA TV reported Indus Motor Company Limited, responsible for assembling Toyota vehicles in Pakistan, has decided to temporarily halt production until October 9. Read more I 


KP witnesses surge in extortion cases from banned outfits

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KP witnesses surge in extortion cases from banned outfits

September 28: AAJ TV reported A surge was seen in extortion cases in extortion cases in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the ongoing year where more than 70 cases of banned outfits demanding money from businessmen have been reported. Read more I