Onion prices jump 14%, petrol up nearly 4% Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s short-term inflation gauge, the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), rose by 0.49 percent for the week ended August 20, 2026, driven chiefly by a sharp spike in onion prices and a fresh round of fuel hikes, according to data …
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Fuel prices fall for a second straight week even as food costs keep squeezing low-income households; annual inflation now stands at 9.11% Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s short-term cost of living inched higher again in the week ended August 13, 2026, driven overwhelmingly by a sharp spike in onion prices, according …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Telecom regulator found widespread quality-of-service shortcomings among cellular operators during the first quarter of 2026, with Telenor recording the weakest overall compliance and operators struggling to meet key network performance standards. Pakistan’s mobile network operators continue to fall short of regulatory quality standards, with Telenor emerging as the …
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Aftab Maken ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s weekly inflation, measured by the Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI), rose 0.91% during the week ended July 23, 2026, driven mainly by sharp increases in fuel and tomato prices, while annual SPI inflation accelerated to 9.66%, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. Pakistan’s weekly inflation increased …
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