Pakistan is raising taxes to get an IMF bailout

Pakistan is in the midst of one of the worst economic downturns in its recent history, and is turning to the International Monetary Fund for a bailout. The country has agreed to raise taxes, as well as the cost of gas and electricity. As Betsy Joles reports from Karachi, these price increases will take a huge toll on the poor and middle class.

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