Most expensive country in Asia

A shocking disclosure was made in the Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) last week that Pakistan had become the most expensive country in the South Asian region after the highest rise in the prices of essential food items and the “highest inflationary pressure” compared to its neighbours like India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and others. The fresh evaluation of prices of food items done by the government revealed that India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and other neighbouring countries were less expensive than Pakistan. But the official papers placed before the ECC were mysteriously silent on an important aspect of inflation, as Afghanistan is also much cheaper than Pakistan.