KARACHI:
The price of flour, electricity and petrol rises almost every month. Salaries do not. What was once considered a decent middle-class life — schooling for children, three meals a day, some savings for the future — has become nearly impossible.
The middle class is shrinking. Families cut down on food, stop sending children to private schools, or delay medical treatment because they cannot afford it. Many slip quietly into poverty, while the rich remain insulated and the poor become invisible.
Inflation is not just an economic problem; it is a social one. It creates frustration, despair and mistrust. When people work day and night but still cannot meet basic needs, they lose faith in the system. That loss of trust is more dangerous than empty wallets.
Inflation cannot be treated as background noise; it is the loudest alarm ringing for change.
Tahir Ali Soomro
Sukkur
