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Pakistan Inflation

Image: Screenshot from Pak Embassy in Serbia's verified Twitter handle.

Imran Khan publicly shamed on official Twitter handle by Pakistan embassy in Serbia staff for salary non-payment

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Dec 03, 2021, at 07:02 pm

Belgrade, Serbia/IBNS: The Pakistan embassy in Serbia on Friday openly criticized the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government for not paying salary to the embassy staff for the last three months.

"With inflation breaking all previous records, how long do you expect @ImranKhanPTI that we government officials will remain silent and keep working for you without been paid for past three months and our children been forced out of school due to non payment of fees," the Pak embassy in Serbia posted with a video on its verified Twitter account on Friday, hitting out at the government leaders in Islamabad.

With inflation breaking all previous records, how long do you expect @ImranKhanPTI that we goverment official will remain silent & keep working for you without been paid for past 3 months & our children been forced out of school due to non payment of fees
Is this #NayaPakistan ? pic.twitter.com/PwtZNV84tv
— Pakistan Embassy Serbia (@PakinSerbia) December 3, 2021

"Is this #NayaPakistan?" it asked the Pak government.

In another tweet, the embassy wrote: "I am sorry @ImranKhanPTI, am not left with another option."

I am sorry @ImranKhanPTI, am not left with another option.
— Pakistan Embassy Serbia (@PakinSerbia) December 3, 2021

Pakistan's November inflation, which is measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), has risen to 11.5 percent from 9.2 percent, the highest spike in the last 20 months.

#Pakistan #PakistanEmbassySerbia #PakistanInflation

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