An infant died in Karachi on Friday after a man along with three other family members attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance allegedly due to inflation, according to the police.<\/p>\n
District West SSP Faisal Bashir Memon told that a 40-year-old resident of Surjani Town administered a poisonous substance to himself, his 35-year-old wife, and two infant daughters aged four and two, respectively, in their home due to \u201cfrustration over inflation\u201d.<\/p>\n
The two-year-old passed away.<\/p>\n
The family was subsequently taken to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital by rescue teams.<\/p>\n
The officer stated that the man was the sole earner of the family, living in a rented house, and was struggling with inflation and unemployment.<\/p>\n
In a similar heart-wrenching incident last month in Punjab\u2019s Narowal, a labourer along with two children committed suicide by jumping into a canal due to poverty and inflation.<\/p>\n
The victim\u2019s neighbour had told police that the deceased was a hardworking man but there were frequent fights in his house due to financial issues.<\/p>\n
In another incident earlier this month, a man upset by inflation and poverty committed suicide along with his four-year-old daughter by jumping into the Abbasia canal at Head Panjnad in Muzaffargarh.<\/p>\n
With weekly inflation surging above 40 per cent, millions of Pakistanis have found their purchasing power further eroded, with many struggling to cover even the most basic necessities.<\/p>\n
The Consumer Price Index for February jumped to 31.50pc \u2014the worst since June 1975. It was followed by a sharp decline in rupee value, with the government raising energy prices and taxes to meet the International Monetary Fund\u2019s loan conditions.<\/p>\n
All these factors have contributed immensely to the record-high inflation that Pakistan is currently battling.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An infant died in Karachi on Friday after a man along with three other family members attempted suicide by consuming a poisonous substance allegedly due to inflation, according to the police. District West SSP Faisal Bashir Memon told that a 40-year-old resident of Surjani Town administered a poisonous substance to himself, his 35-year-old wife, and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":320080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-320075","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n