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Abid Hussain

How skyrocketing inflation has hit Pakistan’s most vulnerable

Pakistan has been facing a deepening economic crisis [File: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – A sick daughter, growing debt and skyrocketing inflation reaching record levels – faced with a situation like this, Sakina Bibi had to make some tough decisions.

“My daughter Sana was recently diagnosed with cancer. I don’t have enough money to get her treated as well as send my son Ali to school. So, I took him out of school, and now he stays at home and looks after his sister, while I do whatever I can,” said the 52-year-old, a maid in Islamabad.

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