Sir: Unfortunately, in Pakistan, as soon as Ramadan arrives, the prices of commodities go sky high. Conceitedly, we call Pakistan an Islamic Republic when in reality such actions of ours go totally against it. We are well aware of the problems of poverty and the fate of the working class and our society and government play an important role in relieving their problems. To put this context, compare us with other, non-Muslim countries during the time of Ramadan they will not only lower the prices, but they do facilitate the Muslims on this occasion, so everyone can fulfill their need. We should be ashamed of ourselves as we create inflation in Ramadan. To reduce burden on fasting people, private and government sectors should work together to cope up with this situation.
Through your prestigious newspaper, I would like to draw the attention of the authorities to this problem.
Fatima Ehtisham
Karachi