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'Fuel of the poor' LPG soars in Pakistan, forcing rickshaw drivers to cut meals

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LAHORE, Nov 3 (Reuters) - For 13 years, Rashid Ali has driven a three-wheeled motorised rickshaw around Lahore in eastern Pakistan. His day starts at 6 a.m. and sometimes does not end until midnight, but he was long able to make $6.50 a day — enough for his family's bare essentials. Now, with liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices surging he doesn't even make half that. Ali, 33, is among thousands…

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