In September, Pakistan experienced its first inflation increase in four months, driven by government-mandated fuel price hikes aligned with IMF conditions for a $3 billion bailout program.
Pakistan's Finance Ministry on Friday announced a price hike of petrol by Rs 26.02 and diesel by Rs 17.34 per litre following clearance from the interim PM.
The fuel price hike comes on the heels of over 27.4 per cent increase in the rate of inflation in August, putting an unbearable burden on the masses, as petrol and HSD are used by all private and public service vehicles.
India's economy experienced robust growth of 7.8% in the April-June quarter of the current fiscal year, driven by strong activity in the services sector and robust demand.
According to Pakistani English Daily, the prices of kerosene would also get costlier by about Rs10 per litre.
According to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the inflation rate in Delhi was 6.83% in August 2023, which is the lowest among all states in India.
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The PM acknowledged that the country has been facing inflation but added that his government is working hard to minimise the burden of sky-rocketing prices.
Previously, high inflation was recorded at 7.79 per cent in April 2022.
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The strike comes amid high inflation and a weakening Pakistani currency in the market, which has heavily impacted the businesses of petrol pump operators.
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP), which reflects the country's factory output, rose to 5.2 per cent in May from 4.5 per cent in April 2023, mainly due to good performance by the manufacturing and mining sectors.
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