The data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed that the increase was particularly driven by rising food prices, which resulted in a 0.51 per cent increase in short-term inflation on a week-on-week basis.
London [UK], March 25 (ANI/Sputnik): World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that food price growth that's happening as a result of the situation in Ukraine may prompt unrest among undernourished people in poverty-stricken countries.
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 26 (ANI): The Kabul residents faced problems of earning money and supporting their livelihood and basic needs in the Taliban-led Afghanistan government's regime.
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 3 (ANI): Already burdened by high inflation, rising food prices, raised electricity charges, Pakistan's trade deficit widened by 32.9 per cent, or USD 7.616 billion, in the outgoing fiscal year (FY21).
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 20 (ANI): In order to monitor inflation, the Imran Khan government is considering setting up a national food authority as Pakistan has been under lot of stress due to rising food prices.