ISLAMBAD , Jun 06 (APP) : State Minister for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib said on Sunday the PTI government was trying its level best to pass on minimum impact of global inflation to its masses.
He said the incumbent government was trying to control inflation rate in Pakistan, adding focused policies were being launched to enhance domestic production in addition to
minimizing imports of food items.
In a tweet on his social media account, the minister refering a report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, according to which, the global food prices did not increase from year 2013 to 2018.
اقوام متحدہ کے ادارہ فوڈ ایگریکلچر کے مطابق 2013 سے 2018 ن لیگ کی حکومت تک عالمی سطح پر کھانے پینے کی اشیاء میں اضافہ نہیں ہوا تاہم2020-21 عالمی سطح پر کھانے پینے کی اشیاء میں 40 فیصد،خوردنی تیل کی قمیتوں میں 124 فیصد اضافی ہوا ہے ۔ pic.twitter.com/3aibuaAMpT
— Farrukh Habib (@FarrukhHabibISF) June 6, 2021
The said tenure clearly mentioned, it was era of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) government, but by year 2020-21, he said the food prices increased by 40 percent and edible oil prices by 124 percent globally.
Reported By Shabbir Hussain
Digital News Service APP.
