Karachi, March 02, 2021: Headline inflation increased to 8.70 percent YoY in February, compared to 5.65 percent YoY in the preceding month. This was expected, given the hike in electricity charges. Electricity charges were the key contributor to a higher CPI in February, increasing by ~29 percent MoM. Over half of the MoM increase in…
Karachi, June 02, 2020: Headline inflation stood at 8.2 percent YoY in May-2020, compared to 8.5 percent YoY in Apr-2020. On MoM basis, CPI increased slightly by 0.32 percent during the month. For 11MFY20, CPI averaged 10.94 percent YoY and has dipped below the 11-12 percent range provided by the central bank (SBP itself suggested…
Karachi, January 02, 2020: Headline inflation for December stood at 12.63 percent YoY, slightly lower than 12.67 percent in Nov-2019. Moreover, cumulative CPI for 1HFY20 averaged 11.1 percent YoY. Read More: Inflation rate to be eased to 5pc in medium-term The real story of the month though was the sequential decline of 0.34 percent MoM…
Lahore, August 26, 2019: Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary D Raja has said on Monday that the situation in Indian occupied Kashmir was much worse than it is perceived outside the territory. D Raja, who was part of Rahul Gandhi’s delegation intending to visit occupied Kashmir recently in a statement issued in Hyderabad,…