IslamabadPetrol costs 49.6% more than a year ago.

Pakistan’s weekly inflation reached 11.38% year on year, official data show.

Fuel costs feed into food, with pulse gram up 4.97% and wheat flour 3.36% in a week.

The index slipped 0.04% on the week, with 23 of 51 items dearer and 7 cheaper.

Inflation has stayed in double digits for several weeks, and the government has not cut the petroleum levy.

How each outlet framed it
Dawn leans critical
attributes the inflation to a cost-push cycle where petroleum levy-driven fuel hikes feed food prices, also boosting sales tax collections

Sources: Dawn