Rights body slams Pakistan fuel price hike amid surging inflation

Sohail Afridi says fuel hike deepens Pakistan’s inflation crisis

F.P. Report PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi on Friday criticised the federal government over the latest increase in petrol and diesel prices, saying the move had added to the heavy burden on households already struggling with rising living costs. Addressing a meeting of the provincial cabinet in Peshawar, Afridi said nearly 45% of the country’s population had slipped below the poverty line, while the combined pressure o…

Rights body slams Pakistan fuel price hike amid surging inflation

According to the rights body, the decision to take petroleum products to their historical highest levels comes at a time when the public is already grappling with severe inflation and economic pressure, raising fears that the purchasing power of ordinary citizens would be further eroded.