Where rising inflation and surge in petroleum prices is an issue which much of Pakistan finds itself grappling with at the moment, in the fishermen’s village of Ibrahim Haideri, it has become a source of widespread starvation and chaos.
Per the locals, who have not been able to earn in the last two months, their plight is an augmented product of the governments’ inattention. While other issues, such as lack of schools, access to potable water and sanitation have also been plaguing their lives, without much amelioration from any public or private agency.
“There was a time when diesel would cost six or seven rupees per litre and at that time, the price of fish and prawns was four to six hundred rupees. Today, the price of diesel has gone up to Rs145 per litre while the price of fish and prawns has gone up to Rs700-800,” claimed Irfan Omer, the head of a fishermen’s rights movement.
According to the local activist, this gap has greatly burdened the fishermen’s community, while they haven’t been provided any subsidies from the federal or provincial government.
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