LIVE Updates | Pakistan food crisis: A bag of 20-kg flour is being sold for Rs 3100 in Balochistan
Crisis in Pakistan Economy Getting Worse LIVE Updates: Pakistan is reeling under a massive economic crisis, which has forced the government to shut down shops and wedding halls to save fuel and electricity. The crisis appears to be deepening as citizens were seen fighting for flour in Lahore.
- Wheat shortage has caused panic in many areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Balochistan provinces.
- Pakistan is facing its worst crisis regarding the Flour Crisis.
- Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits with very high inflation, dangerously low foreign exchange reserves.
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Pakistan crisis: The acute shortage of wheat has been a cause of the recent crisis in Pakistan. India's neighbour has been facing one of its worst-ever flour crises amid shortage of wheat. The prices of wheat flour, which is one of the key constituents of the staple diet of people in Pakistan, have skyrocketed amid the ongoing crisis. In Karachi, flour is being sold for Rs 140/kg-160/kg. Meanwhile, in Islamabad and Peshawar, a 10kg bag of flour is being sold at Rs 1,500 and a 20kg bag at Rs 2,800. According to the reports, Pakistan's weekly inflation witnesses 30 percent rise compared to last year amid a rise in the prices of food and a couple of fuel items.
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