Lahore [Pakistan]: As inflation has become a major issue in Pakistan, people are finding it difficult to manage their expenses with the available job opportunities and incomes.
Mohammed Rashid Khan, a person from to Lahore stated that "the question of low or high inflation does not persist anymore. The people now are forced to break the Ramadan fast with just water. As we are not able to manage the expenses of food, everything is costly. Cost of petrol and diesel is unaffordable for us. Take a look at the latest electricity bills, a new tax has been implemented. How will a daily wage worker like me manage? The government had promised to give us some relief during the month of Ramadan but nothing has improved till now. Ramadan is now over Eid is here, but choose any market across Lahore and you will find that the cost of all basic commodities has not yet decreased."
Another citizen, Muhammad Ayub stated, "The government is now incapable of handling the problem of inflation. All our necessities are unaffordable, every month we have to decide between paying electricity bills and rent. Moreover, we are now forced to compromise one necessity for another for our survival."