Care to cast your mind back to May of 2023? Consumer prices skyrocketed by a staggering 38 per cent in just one year, sending shockwaves through all Pakistani households and rattling the very foundation of financial stability. Care to remember that the price of wheat flour had gone up by an unprecedented 99 per cent in just one year. That was rock bottom. Care to remember that the price of eggs and rice had gone up by 90 per cent and 85 per cent in just one year, respectively. Those were the dark days, a time when the grocery bill felt like a cruel punch to the gut. We lived through a river of fire.

Please recall what it was like in May 2023? Motor fuel had gone up by 64 per cent. That was a time of extreme difficulty. Gas charges went up by 63 per cent. That was a time of severe suffering. Electricity charges........

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