Lahore inflation squeezes household budgets as food, rent and utility costs rise

People walk through a market to shop for grocery and other itemsRising inflation in Pakistan's Lahore has intensified financial pressures on ordinary citizens, with soaring prices of food, rent, utilities and other essentials making it increasingly difficult for low-income families to make ends meet, new agency ANI reported.Residents said the rising cost of basic commodities has made it difficult for some households to afford even two meals a day. Prices of flour, cooking oil, pulses, vegetables and other necessities have continued to rise, while daily-wage workers and low-income earners said their incomes have failed to keep pace with inflation.Vegetable, LPG prices add to public angerCitizens also raised concerns over sharply higher vegetable prices, saying commonly consumed items such a