KARACHI: Ramadan-ul-Mubarak started in Pakistan, residents of Karachi are witnessing price hike as fruits, vegetables and groceries are sold at exorbitant prices.
As per the details, on the first day of Ramadan, the official price list was nowhere to be seen. Despite setting up regular complaint centers, the administration left citizens at the mercy of profiteers.
Fruit prices doubled overnight – melons increased from Rs 60 to Rs 150 per kg, sapodilla from Rs 200 to Rs 400 and apples from Rs 300 to Rs 450. Bananas increased from Rs 100 to Rs 200 per dozen while guava prices increased from Rs 200 to Rs 300 per kg.
Vegetable prices also started to skyrocket – capsicums went from Rs 200 to Rs 320 per kg, cabbage from Rs 100 to Rs 150 and green onions from Rs 200 to Rs 320.
Grocery prices breached the official ceiling – gram flour, which is officially priced at Rs 275 per kg, was sold for Rs 360. Sugar rose by Rs 20 in a week to Rs 170 per kg.
Premium white gram was sold at Rs 450 per kg instead of Rs 350, while black gram rose from Rs 255 to Rs 380 per kg.
Chicken prices remained at Rs 700 per kg, while veal prices had already increased by Rs 100 per kg before Ramadan – bone-in veal is now priced at Rs 1,200 per kg and boneless at Rs 1,600 per kg.
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