The government’s claims of controlling prices remained unsubstantiated and the price of one kg of sugar has reached Rs 100.
In most areas of Lahore, sugar is not available in shops and where it is available, sugar is being sold at Rs 95 to Rs 100 per kg.
On the other hand, sugar is being sold at Rs 92 to Rs 95 per kg in Quetta.
Citizens say that the price of sugar is constantly rising but there is no one to ask.
According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS), the people of Islamabad and Peshawar are forced to buy sugar at the highest price after the price of sugar in both the cities has reached Rs 100 per kg.
Karachi, Quetta and Rawalpindi are the second most expensive where the price of sugar is Rs 95 per kg. Besides, the price of sugar has reached Rs 92 per kg in Sukkur, Hyderabad, Gujranwala and Sialkot.
Government sources said that despite the financial difficulties, the Prime Minister gave relief packages to the utility stores, yet most of the utility stores in the country are facing a shortage of sugar and flour and poor people are forced to buy sugar and flour at high prices from the open market.
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