Maximum proportion of edible oil is imported in Pakistan. All manufacturers of Ghee / Oils use it as a base. The prices in Pakistan was initially @ Rs 60 or 65 per litter / Kg. When prices of edible oil increased upto USD 1340 per ton the prices of ghee and oil in Pakistan went [...]
Suffocation in the shops, smell of heavy sweat, hot weather and extreme humidity are not the reason that people are finding it hard to head towards the markets in the first Eid of Summer after almost 36 years, rather it’s the security situation in the country, which has put the whole country in uncertainty and [...]
The ravishing and dazzling festival of Eid represents an occasion to renew one’s commitment to his responsibilities, just as the fasting was throughout the thirty days of the blessed month of Ramadan ul Mubarak. Allah, the most exalted and most gracious and most merciful, has made the month of Ramadan an occasion in which the [...]
When salaried class get wages, they go for grocery shopping and dry items for upcoming 15 or 30 days. The Business or upper class purchase items 10 to 15 days in advance for the coming time especially when Ramadan comes. This activity puts buying pressures in the market. Producers of general kitchen items are producing [...]
The holy month of Ramazan has been welcomed with traditional zeal and zest and the prices of all the things have been raised from 50% to 80%. The prices of fruits and vegetable remained all time high and shortage of flour prevailed and the prices of oil, pulses, milk, and other edibles have gone through [...]
A man eats two eggs each morning for breakfast. When he goes to the grocery store he pays Rs. 12 a dozen. Since a dozen eggs won’t last a week he normally buys two dozens at a time. One day while buying eggs he notices that the price has risen to Rs. 16. The next [...]
On the fourth day of the operation in the Khyber Agency, empty residences and so-called central structures of the three banned outfits of Lashkar-e-Islam, Ansar-ul-Islam and Tanzeem Amar Bil Maroof Wa Nahi Anil Munqar are under perpetual shelling of the security forces, and the escapted militants are now threatening for the retaliation and all the [...]
Every stratum of the society is affected by the gruesome price hike of day to day commodities. For the common man in the society it has become nearly impossible to support a family. It has become extremely hard to fulfill the needs of children regarding their food, health, education and entertainment. Things have gone through [...]
