12 Eggs Cost 400 Pak Rupee In Cash-Strapped Nation’s Second-Largest City

Lahore: 

The price of eggs in Pakistan has soared to 400 Pakistani Rupees (PKR) per dozen in Punjab’s provincial capital of Lahore, ARY News reported, citing market sources on Sunday.

This comes as the local administration has failed to enforce the government rate list as the prices of most commodities are skyrocketing.

The report added that onions are being sold for between 230 and 250 PKR per kg against the government’s fixed rate of PKR 175 per kg.

The price per dozen eggs has reached PKR 400 in Lahore, while chicken is being sold at PKR 615 per kg there, ARY News reported.

Last month, the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) directed the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) to continue regular coordination with the provincial governments for measures to ensure price stability and to check hoarding and profiteering.

The meeting of the cabinet committee was presided over by Caretaker Federal Minister for Finance, Revenue, and Economic Affairs, Shamshad Akhtar, ARY News reported citing the press statement issued by finance ministry.