Inflation surges to nearly 40 per cent in crisis-hit Pakistan

Inflation surges to nearly 40 per cent in crisis-hit Pakistan https://ift.tt/2DYRhEC is trying hard to contain inflation in the last few weeks, but with little success. The recent hike in inflation comes even as the Pakistan government imposed new taxes and increased petroleum prices to fulfill the demand of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before releasing USD 1.1 billion dollars under an already agreed USD 7 billion deal.