LAHORE, Pakistan: Sixteen-year-old Nadia makes the one-hour journey to and from her employer's house on foot each day, stopping frequently along the congested streets of Lahore so her mother can rest her weary legs. The teenager still had seven years of schooling left to complete but was forced to drop out
LAHORE, Pakistan: Sixteen-year-old Nadia makes the one-hour journey to and from her employer's house on foot each day, stopping frequently along the congested streets of Lahore so her mother can rest her weary legs.
The South Asian country is deeply in debt and needs to introduce tough tax and utility price increases to unlock another tranche of aThis week the government raised taxes on luxury imports and services - saying only the rich elite would be affected. However, it also slashed fuel subsidies and increased a general sales tax, both of which will hit low-income families.
The household began to struggle in 2015, when Amin was injured in a road accident, forcing him to give up a relatively good wage as a labourer and take up a more sedentary, low-paying job. The nominal school fees for the other five daughters are paid for by Miraj's employer, but with finances precarious there is a risk that Nadia's 13-year-old sister could be next to leave school.
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