Hakku and the sea
In a sea of men, a fearless grandmother stands out as she tries to make a daily wage amid withering marine life on the Karachi coast.
What's your money worth? A series from the front line of the cost-of-living crisis, where people who have been hit hard share their monthly expenses.
Name: Hakeema Umar, known as “Hakku”
Age: 62
Occupation: Fisher
Lives with: Husband Umar Haroon (64) and daughter Hamida (who estimates she is about 20). Sons Imran (37) and Rehman (24) live in a separate house in the family’s 185-square-foot (17-square-metre) compound.
Lives in: A one-room, semi-concrete hut in Rehri Goth, Karachi, Pakistan.
Daily household income: Hakku and her sons make between 1,500 to 4,000 rupees ($5 to $14)
Daily expenses: Approximately 3,500 rupees ($12)