Economic crisis forcing many Pakistanis to end their lives
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Economic crisis forcing many Pakistanis to end their lives

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A resident of Surjani town in crisis-hit Pakistan, the sole earner of the family who was living in a rented house with his 35-year-old wife and two infant daughters, was struggling with inflation and unemployment. Police informed that the man along with three family members attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance allegedly due to increasing inflation. Last month, a laborer in Punjab's Narowal along with two children also committed suicide by jumping into a canal due to inflation and poverty. Pakistan's sensitive price inflation at 45% The country's sensitive price inflation increased by 45.64% by the week ended March 16, 2023, according to data released by Pakistan Bureau of Statistics as quoted by pkrevenue.

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