Controlling Inflation.

According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), nation-wide inflation has reached sky-high levels of 42.27%, resulting in the kind of food insecurity that Pakistan has never seen before. We have reached a point where basic commodities have become unaffordable for the masses, and what is worse is that this situation is expected to get much worse. Not only does the government need to introduce short and immediate solutions that will, at the very least, ensure that access to food is guaranteed but it will also have to deal with the matter at the grass-roots level.

Dwindling reserves, slow economic growth and costly imports have created an environment in which it is nearly impossible for masses to survive. Historically, despite all hardships, Pakistan was never a country that experienced food insecurity because our agricultural output was high. After the 2022 floods, output has significantly reduced, resulting in an enhanced reliance on agricultural imports. Not only this, but surrounding circumstances like the global hike in oil prices, poor management of the power sector, reduced revenue generation and political instability have all contributed towards economic hardships, the brunt of...