Tag: tomatoes
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Weekly inflation based on SPI, records a slight decline
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) revealed that the weekly Sensitive Price Indicator (SPI) for the joint consumption group fell 0.26 per cent for the week ending May 26, owing primarily to a drop in the prices of vital food products. The consolidated index was 174.62 on May 19, 2022, compared to 175.08 on May 19,…
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Sikhs bring Indian tomatoes for Kartarpur Gurdwara langar
Sikhs visiting the Data Sahib at the recently opened Kartarpur Corridor are bringing tomatoes from India as a gift for the langar khana which provides a free vegetarian meal to all visitors. According to reports, Sikh pilgrims coming to the Gurdwara from India brought bags of tomatoes as a present for the langar khana. Not…
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Lottery winners get tomatoes
Jamaat-e-Islami distributed tomatoes to women who won prizes through balloting. Women participating in a protest against inflation and rising prices said that in the past, they used to get sewing machines, Umrah tickets and committees (kitties) in such lotteries but due to the massive increase in tomato prices, this year the Jamaat-e-Islami has given them…
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Farmers hire armed guards to protect tomatoes from being stolen
The price of tomatoes has skyrocketed all over the country, including Karachi creating panic among the citizens considering how essential they are to Pakistani dishes. After tomato prices reached Rs250-300 per kg in Sindh, thieves have started robbing tomato farms in Sindh’s Badin district. This has made the farmers so paranoid that they have hired…
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VIDEO: ‘Peas being sold for Rs5/kg,’ claims Imran govt
As rising vegetable prices spell misery for people under the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) for Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has claimed that peas are being sold in the market for only Rs5 per kilogram (kg). “Another grower, [Federal Minister for Aviation] Ghulam Sarwar Khan Sahab…
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‘Naya Pakistan’: Tomatoes beat dollar as price jumps to Rs320/kg
Tomato prices have jumped to Rs320 a kilogram (kg) under the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government, sending a shockwave to consumers with a massive jump from Rs160 per kg within a week. “Only two consumers bought half a kg of tomato each out of 12 to 15 customers as most of them purchased 250 grams because…