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  "id": 16727558,
  "title": "Financial strain, desperate measures",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/financial-strain-desperate-measures",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T01:06:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2039906/financial-strain-desperate-measures"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The apparent rise in murder-suicide cases among young, middle-class families in Karachi cannot be attributed solely to social transition or inadequate mental healthcare. Amid sluggish growth, persistent inflation and unemployment, the government cannot escape scrutiny over its mounting tax burden on middle-class households and the economic distress that may push vulnerable towards desperate…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}