LAHORE: Former finance minister Hafeez Pasha on Tuesday said that in view of the current economic indicators, inflation may reach 20 per cent soon. Speaking to Pakistan Today Editor Arif Nizami on Channel 92’s programme ‘Ho Kya Raha Hai?’, the economist said that Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits. He said that inflation has peaked and unemployment is growing by every passing day. He said that Pakistan’s total debt has increased a lot and the country is taking care of its expenses by taking loans. “If the economic situation stays this way, people will come out of the streets.

Source: Pakistan Today February 04, 2020 19:30 UTC