3 mn readInflation continues to rise in the country, according to the statistical bureau of Pakistan overall rate of inflation in the country was recorded at 30.16 percent in December, while on a weekly basis inflation also increased by 0.48%. This month (December), food and drink items became more expensive and 19 essential items recorded an increase in prices.
3 mn readEpidemic diseases are increasing rapidly in flood-affected areas in Pakistan, especially among children. According to the Sindh Health Department, more than 1.2 million people have been affected by diseases across the province including respiratory issues, asthma, and chest infection, while the cases of gastrointestinal, diarrhea, dengue, and malaria are also increasing continuously.
3 mn readHeavy rains that started in June resulted in the worst flooding in Pakistan. Rain and flood disasters in all four provinces of Pakistan, more than a thousand deaths, 33 million people have been displaced and are awaiting immediate relief, while millions of cattle have also been swept away.
< 1 mn readUnited Food and Commercial Workers International Union calls on public pension funds invested in KKR Asian Fund III to divest of Cue Group, a Chinese artificial intelligence company that collaborated with an arm of the Ministry of Public Security, the organ that oversees the surveillance system in China.
