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Express Tribune
14-05-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Naanbais threaten to increase roti price
Get ready for fresh loaves at fresh prices! The city commissioner has announced new prices for naan and chapati, with strict warning against overcharging. PHOTO: JALAL QURESHI/EXPRES The Naanbai Association has threatened to raise the prices of bread, naan and paratha after the price of a sack of flour and white flour increased by Rs300 to Rs500 in the wholesale and open markets. The association demanded that if prices are not reduced, the cost of these items will increase next week. A meeting of the Price Control Committee has also been convened to discuss this matter. Shafiq Abbasi, the central president of the Naanbai Association, says the price of a 79kg sack of red flour has surged from Rs5,250 to Rs5,750. After including loading and unloading transportation charges, the cost of this sack reaches Rs5,850 by the time it reaches the tandoors. Meanwhile, the price of a sack of white fine flour has increased from Rs6,400 to Rs6,700.
Express Tribune
09-04-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Chicken cost skyrockets even after Eid
The rates of chicken have skyrocketed in the open markets of Rawalpindi city even after passing of Eidul Fitr, sending a wave of resentment among buyers. Chicken meat is being sold at Rs950 per kilogramme in the city and Rs1,000 per kg in the surrounding areas. Live chickens is priced at Rs650 per kg in the city and Rs670 in the suburbs. There is no one to question the vendors about these prices. The government's claims about reducing inflation have fallen flat, and the rising prices of chicken in the twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi show no signs of decreasing. A boycott campaign against buying chicken has proven ineffective, failing to achieve any success. The local Poultry Association states that the high demand for chicken in the market isn't being met with sufficient supply. Since the night before Eid, chicken demand has tripled across hotels, motels, barbecue shops, dhaba, and food streets, but the supply has not increased to meet this demand. According to Khurshid Abbasi, the vice president of the Poultry Association, the prices of chicken will not decrease until the supply increases. The cost of chicken feed, medicines, and other essentials has risen by up to 300%, he adds. Citizens Faisal Ali and Bahzad Ali complain that chicken prices have remained out of control since the night before Eid. The market committee sets the official price of chicken at Rs412 per kg but remains silent, while price control magistrates seem completely powerless in controlling the prices. The Chairman of the Price Control Committee, who has set the official price of Rs412 per kg, must ensure that chicken is sold at this price, or else resign, says another citizen Noor Zaman. He adds the entire government structure is based on lies. If the Prime Minister claims inflation is at just 1.5%, the Price Control and Market Committees continue to claim that chicken prices are under control. The price of watermelon is Rs20 per kg in cities, and Rs5 to Rs10 per kg in rural areas. Bur during the Eid holidays, watermelon was sold for Rs120 per kg. Sugar, with a government-set price of Rs164 per kg, is being sold in the market for Rs180 per kg. Due to the massive discrepancy between official and market prices, the Rawalpindi Deputy Commissioner (DC) has stopped setting official prices for ghee, sugar, and flour altogether.
