With Afghanistan’s exports to Pakistan halted and supply shortages from Punjab, prices of certain items in Karachi have increased significantly.
Currently, the price of tomatoes in Karachi has become more expensive than chicken meat.
According to Express Tribune newspaper, approximately 90 percent of Karachi’s demand is currently being met through imports from Iran.
Imports from Afghanistan remain suspended, leading to price increases across the market.
Border tensions between the two countries have caused an almost complete halt in trade exchanges and created long queues of transport vehicles along the border.
The closure of the Torkham border between Afghanistan and Pakistan has also caused unprecedented increases in fruit prices in Peshawar markets.
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