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Roti vs mobile call

Letter July 04, 2012
One roti now costs Rs20, while a mobile call costs less than one rupee per minute.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has the ninth highest number of cellular phones in the world, with over 115 million citizens having access to the facility. One roti (chapati) now costs Rs20, while a mobile call costs less than one rupee per minute. Tragic, isn’t it?

Dr Irfan Zafar

Published in The Express Tribune, July 4th, 2012.