*ISLAMABAD – The looming water scarcity is the biggest risk facingPakistan’s economy, according to a World Economic Forum report.*
The studylinkreviewedthe biggest risks to 140 economies across the globe.
It revealed that the biggest threat to Pakistan is water crisis, followedby unmanageable inflation, terrorist attacks, failure of urban planning andfailure of critical infrastructure.
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On inflation, the report states: “There are already indications of mountingprice pressures in some countries: inflation in India increased from 1.5%in June 2017 to 5.1% in January 2018, while, in July this year, Pakistan’sinflation rate reached a four-year high.”
