The prices of kitchen items are escalating with each passing day due to lack of concrete steps by the district administration or provincial government. Talking to this reporter various customers in the local market complained that profiteering and hoarding and uncertain political situation had landed them into this situation.
They said traders and shopkeepers were charging high prices for daily use items in different markets of Attock and its surrounding areas.
They blamed the government quarters concerned for failing to stabilise prices of food items. Even the price control committees, mostly comprising big traders, seem helpless to control the prices.
During a visit to different markets of the city, dal masoor was available at Rs105 to Rs110 per kg against fixed price of Rs100 per kg, dal maash at Rs170 per kg against Rs140 to Rs 160 per kg, chana white at Rs110 to Rs115 per kg against Rs90 to Rs100 per kg.
Basmati rice was being sold at Rs80 per kg and super karnal bansmati rice at Rs115 to Rs120 per kg against fixed price of Rs70 to Rs75 per kg and Rs 95 to 100 per kg respectively.
Sugar and tea were being sold at Rs70 per kg and Rs440 per kg respectively. Red chilli powder was being sold at Rs270 per kg against official price of Rs240 to Rs260 per kg.
Besides, butchers were selling mutton and beef on very higher rates against the notified prices.
A low-paid employee Zafar said that the price hike had adversely affected the common man making it difficult for him to meet both ends. “The working class with limited resources finds it difficult to manage the kitchen budget due to unchecked price hike,” said another employee.
A daily wager Irfan said the price hike had exposed the government’s claims of a stable economy. He said the inflation and price hike had made it impossible for a common man to manage his budget. He said the government was more interested in power politics than in solving public financial problems.
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