Rising Flour and Onion Prices Deepen Cost-of-Living Crisis in Karachi

Hike in flour, onion prices adds to consumers’ woes in Karachi

• Flour millers raise prices by up to Rs275 per 50kg bag • Naan, sheermal and taftaan rates shoot up by Rs5-10 KARACHI: Ahead of the arrival of one million tonnes of imported wheat, a fresh surge in flour prices has further pushed up the rates of various varieties of roti by Rs5-10 per piece in the metropolis. Besides, consumers are facing another shock, paying Rs150-180 per kilogramme for onions, depending on their size, compared with Rs110-150 per kg a week ago. In the last week of July, on...

By [email protected] (Aamir Shafaat Khan)