Container transportation costs from Karachi to Rawalpindi and Peshawar increase from Rs 360,000 to Rs 635,000.
RAWALPINDI:
As the last ten days of Ramadan begin and only five days remain until Eidul Fitr, the district’s 60 price control magistrates appear completely powerless to control inflation.
Rising prices for gasoline, diesel and kerosene have sharply raised freight transportation costs, triggering a second wave of inflation.
The freight cost of transporting containers loaded with goods from Karachi to Rawalpindi and Peshawar has increased from Rs 360,000 to Rs 635,000.
In the open market, chicken meat is sold at Rs 550 per kilogram, eggs at Rs 230 per dozen, mutton at Rs 2,500 per kilogram, beef at Rs 1,400 per kilogram, milk at Rs 220 per liter and yogurt at Rs 240 per kilogram.
White chickpeas are priced at Rs 425 per kilogram, gram lentils at Rs 380, red kidney beans at Rs 550 per kilogram and gram flour at Rs 360 per kilogram. Cooking oil and ghee are sold at Rs 510 per kilogram.
Nan bread costs 35 rupees, paratha 60 rupees and a cup of tea 100 rupees.
