A supporter of Islamic political party Jamat - e - Islami carries his son on his shoulders wearing a message ' My feeder is empty , lower milk price ' during a protest against the inflation and rising oil prices in Lahore , Pakistan , 25 May 2008 . The central State Bank of Pakistan ( SBP ) on 22 May 2008 spiked the country ' s benchmark interest rates by 150 basis points to 12 per cent , citing rampant government borrowing as the main reason , which has ignited inflation to a 30 - year high in the seventh most populated country in the world . EPA / RAHAT DAR < 저작권자 ⓒ 2007 연 합 뉴 스 . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 . >< 연합뉴스 긴급 속보 를 SMS 로 ! SKT 사용 자 는 무료 체험 ! >