Exclusive: Pakistan point-of-sale payments slump nearly 50% after protest violence
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KARACHI, Pakistan, May 11 (Reuters) – Point-of-sale transactions routed through Pakistan’s main digital payments system fell by nearly 50% the day after former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s arrest ignited countrywide protests and prompted authorities to shut down mobile internet services, data showed on Thursday. The reason for the slump was primarily the mobile broadband suspension, … [Read more…]