Egg prices touch 400 PKR per dozen in Lahore as Pakistan's struggle to contain inflation continues
Prices of daily commodities are burning the pockets of consumers in inflation-hit Pakistan where they are now paying 400 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) to buy a dozen eggs in Lahore city.
The local administration has failed to enforce the government rate list so far.
Sources told The Nation the onions are being sold between Rs230 to Rs250 per kg against the government’s fixed rate of Rs175 per kg in the city.
Not only eggs but even chicken is currently sold in Lahore for Rs. 615 per kg.
Last month, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) directed the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) to continue regular coordination with the provincial governments for measures to ensure price stability and to check hoarding and profiteering, the Pakistani newspaper reported.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
Related Articles
Turkish military cargo plane with 20 on board crashes in Georgia
A Turkish Air Force C-130 Hercules transport plane carrying 20 passengers and crew members crashed in Georgia while returning from Azerbaijan, Turkey’s defence ministry confirmed on Tuesday.
UN report warns refugee camps could become uninhabitable by 2050 amid rising extreme weather
At least 117 million people have been displaced by war, violence and persecution, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Monday, while highlighting how much their plight is tied to the growing climate crisis.
After Delhi blast, Islamabad hit by suicide explosion — 12 killed outside court
At least 12 people were killed and around 20 others injured in a suspected suicide blast outside the Judicial Complex in Islamabad on Tuesday, a day after a separate car explosion in neighbouring nation India's New Delhi left eight people dead.
“Thought she was my wife”: Indian man imprisoned in UK for groping sleeping 12-year-old on British Airways flight
An Indian man has been sentenced to jail in the United Kingdom for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl during a British Airways flight from Mumbai to London, according to media reports.
Latest News
Apple teams up with Issey Miyake for iPhone Pocket Edition — It’s a style statement!
Nano Banana 2 may have 4K output: What is new about it?
G7: Jaishankar and UK’s Cooper discuss ‘Vision 2035’ to redefine future of India-UK partnership
Mom my first love, Dad my strength: Emotional tattoos help identify Delhi blast victim
