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Women in Pakistan's Karachi protest against soaring inflation and heavy ta
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
Several members of the Jamaat-e-Islami Paksitan on Thursday organised a protest in Karachi, raising their concerns against the soaring inflation and unfair taxes imposed by the government.
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Pak: Amid sweltering heat, electricity billing fraud raises concern among
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
As Karachi grapples with scorching summer temperatures, residents are increasingly alarmed by skyrocketing electricity prices and overcharged electricity bill, exacerbating financial strain amidst Pakistan's soaring inflation.
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PoJK: Pensioners hold protest demanding pension hike amid soaring inflatio
Updated : 1 year, 11 months ago IST
The protesters stated that it has become difficult to manage household expenses amid soaring inflation, but Islamabad has remained apathetic towards their plight.
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Pakistan struggles with soaring inflation and widening wage disparities
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The government's decision to devalue the currency by over 50 per cent within a year and eliminate subsidies as part of the latest instalment of the International Monetary Fund bailout package has exacerbated the nation's cost-of-living crisis.
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Rising inflation in Pakistan pushes families into debt cycle, asset sale
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
As Pakistan grapples with a severe economic crisis and soaring inflation, this financial safety net of the people of Pakistan appears eroding, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Jamaat-e-Islami to hold protest against inflated electricity bil
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Pakistan's political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has planned ot hold a protest against the inflated electricity bills and soaring inflation.
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Protesters torch thousands of power bills in Rawalakot, PoK
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Several people gathered at the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir's Rawalakot and torched thousands of electricity bills.
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PoK: Civil disobedience movement launched amid soaring inflation
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
The protests started in PoK over the rising inflation and heavy electricity taxes. According to reports, protestors burned their electricity bills publicly at Abshaar Chowk. They said that people are forced to come on the roads.
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Pakistan: Amid economic crisis, inflation rate crosses 28 per cent
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Amid soaring prices and slumping economy, the inflation rate in Pakistan has increased by 3.46 per cent reaching 28.3 per cent in July, ARY News reported citing the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
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US Federal Reserve finally pauses interest rate
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Barring the latest pause, the US central bank has hiked the interest rate for the tenth consecutive time which was necessitated in the fight against soaring inflation.
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Soaring inflation hits Pakistanis hard during Ramzan
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
During every Ramzan inflation increases by 500 per cent and this has not changed in the last 75 years. The rise of inflation during Ramzan in Pakistan is very strange because, in countries where the Muslim population is one per cent or even less, the governments supply up to 75 per cent reli
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Festival-time woes of Pakistan's religious minorities continue amid soarin
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
40 per cent inflation drains the festive spirit of Ramzan, Holi and Lenten in Pakistan with its religious minorities among the worst sufferers of the current economic slowdown.
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