Middle East tensions: Pakistan faces renewed inflationary pressure ahead of Eid al-Adha
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Pakistan is facing renewed inflationary pressure ahead of Eid al-Adha, as rising fuel and food prices squeeze household budgets. Consumer inflation is in double digits for the first time in nearly two years. The continued disruption in the Strait of Hormuz is piling pressure on the nation that relies heavily on energy supplies from the Middle East, much of it routed through the crucial waterway. Hira Mustafa reports from Islamabad.
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