Some Can't Even Afford 1kg Ghee Amid Price Spiral.

Peshawar -- Wiping the sweat off his face at a nanbai shop, an octogenarian Abdullah often criticises the government over the ongoing price hike in the country.

Abdullah, who does not have a son and has several daughters and a widow in his home, works as a daily wager at a tandoor in the city and earns a small amount to provide for his family, living in a rented house in Peshawar city.

'I can't even afford petrol for a motorcycle; I don't know how people can afford it for big vehicles, and it is unfortunate that ministers, lawmakers as well as the civil, police, and military officials are given free petrol on quotas, while the public, private companies' workers and even some government employees like teachers don't get any free petrol,' he questioned.

An employee of a private security company, Shah Jehan, while discussing the ongoing price spiral in the country said that their company often delays salaries to them while the pay raise is very rare in the private security companies.

'I get Rs10,000 salary a month. If I divide this salary by 30 days, I can't even purchase 1kg ghee in my one-day wage,' he said. He also questioned why the authorities could not ensure implementation of the recent decision on Rs24000 as minimum wage for all workers in the country.

The taxicab drivers and others depending on petrol and diesel for their jobs are in particular perturbed over the ongoing hike in the POL prices. Discussing the situation, a taxicab driver Ameer Khan said that on the one hand the prices of petrol had increased up to almost Rs234 per litre but when they charge the customers a fare in...

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