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Pakistani workers sign up for second jobs to pay for fuel and food

  • With September inflation rate of 31.4 percent driven by fuel and energy prices, millions of Pakistanis face cost of living crisis
  • Nearly 40 percent Pakistanis have slipped below the poverty line in last year, recent World Bank report says
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