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Passage: Rapid urban migration has placed enormous strain on housing and infrastructure in cities like Karachi and Lahore. Informal settlements have expanded quickly to accommodate newcomers, often lacking proper sanitation or legal land ownership. City planners argue that without affordable housing schemes, these settlements will continue growing unchecked, deepening existing inequalities across the wider urban population. Question: What can be inferred about the future of informal settlements without affordable housing schemes?
A. They will become fully legalized automatically
B. They will disappear on their own
C. They are likely to keep expanding and worsen inequality ✅
D. They have no connection to inequality
