Due to the ongoing conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan, Pakistan is now facing huge losses. Its economic condition has worsened and record breaking inflation is occurring in the markets. In such a situation, people have to pay excessive amounts of money even to buy daily essentials, due to which the general public is quite upset.

Actually, the borders between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been closed. Due to this, due to stoppage of import and export of goods, there has been a shortage of essential goods in the market, due to which the price of tomatoes in Pakistan is skyrocketing. In such a situation, let us know how much the prices of tomatoes have increased in Pakistan due to this border closure and what else apart from tomatoes, Pakistan buys from Kabul.

How much have tomato prices increased?

Since the closure of the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan from October 11, there has been a shortage of many essential items in Pakistan. During this period, tomatoes coming from Afghanistan are one of the biggest needs of Pakistan. Therefore now its price has doubled in the Pakistani market. According to traders and market reports of Pakistan, the price of tomato in the market has increased by 400 percent to Rs 600 per kg. At many places these prices have even crossed Rs 700 per kg. Along with this, due to closure of the border, there is a severe shortage of many things including apples, tomatoes and grapes in many big cities of Pakistan.

What does Pakistan buy from Kabul?

Apart from tomatoes, Pakistan buys many other essential items from Afghanistan. These include many things including cotton, edible vegetables and fruits, nuts, coffee, tea, mineral fuels, grains, oil seeds, cereals, rubber, tobacco. In this, cotton is exported the most. Afghanistan had exported cotton worth $138.85 million to Pakistan in the year 2023. Coal is exported from Afghanistan at second place and bituminous at third place is exported to Pakistan. In the year 2023, Afghanistan had exported a total of coal and bituminous worth $220.01 million to Pakistan. If we talk about agricultural products, fresh grapes and tomatoes are exported in the largest quantity.

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After the recent conflict with Afghanistan, Pakistan’s domestic market has become bad. Tomato prices have skyrocketed in Pakistan. The price of tomato has reached Rs 700 per kg in many big cities of the country including Lahore-Karachi. Till a few weeks ago, the price of tomato, which is one of the most essential ingredients in the kitchen, was Rs 100 per kg in Pakistan, but now after increasing several times, the price of tomato has started touching the sky. Due to manifold increase in the prices of tomatoes, the common people of Pakistan have been affected the most. The people of the country are very worried about this. At the same time, along with many local reasons, the conflict with Afghanistan is also being said to be behind this increase.

According to the report of Pakistan’s Sama TV, many parts of the country are flood affected, due to which the crops grown in the fields have been completely destroyed. Along with this, due to disruption in trade and shortage in supply, tomato prices have started skyrocketing in Pakistan. Actually, Iranian tomatoes are coming in the Pakistani market, but due to the suspension of Afghanistan exports after increased border tension and military conflict, there has been a huge increase in the prices of many vegetables including tomatoes across Pakistan.

Pakistan’s Punjab province most affected

According to the report, the maximum impact of the rise in the prices of tomatoes in Pakistan has been seen in Jhelum and Gujranwala of Punjab province. While in Jhelum the price of tomato has reached Rs 700 per kg, in Gujranwala it is being sold at Rs 575 per kg.

Talking about other areas of Pakistan, the price of tomato in Multan is Rs 450 per kg, in Faisalabad it has reached Rs 500 per kg, while according to the official rate list of the administration, the maximum price of tomato is Rs 170 per kg. Whereas in Lahore, the price of tomato under the government rate is Rs 175, but in the markets tomatoes are being sold at Rs 400 per kg.

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Pakistan seems to be stuck in a bad phase of economic recession. It is facing a serious food crisis due to rising prices, which is due to the increasing gap between demand and supply of essential commodities. This has come to light in a new report. According to a report by Directus.gr, the prices of wheat, the primary source of food and nutrition for most of the population, have seen a 30-50 percent increase in just one month.

According to the report, ‘This has further increased the difficulties of the common people in Pakistan, who were already affected by the rising cost of living and the economic instability of the country. In September 2025, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) saw an increase of 5.6 percent on a year-on-year basis. Rising food inflation has led to reduction in consumption of meat and expensive items like tomatoes. People have expressed anger over the government’s failure to control food inflation, which has made their livelihood difficult.

State Bank of Pakistan’s estimate failed

Experts estimate that the overall inflation figures will be higher than the estimates of the Islamabad government and the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). It is noteworthy that Pakistan Finance Minister Mohammad Aurangzeb had said that the government is committed to price stability. However, the report said that people claimed that the government measures were only symbolic, which did not stop overcharging.

Pakistan’s economy affected by devastating floods

The Islamabad government has also blamed the floods for low agricultural production and skyrocketing prices of food items. According to experts, food inflation is likely to remain high due to floods and supply chain disruptions. Pakistan’s economy has been hit by devastating floods, which has affected agricultural production and rekindled inflationary pressures. The World Bank has projected only 2.6 percent GDP growth for Pakistan in 2025-26.

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Pakistan Public on India and America: US President Donald Trump was very criticized for repeated credits of ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Trump claimed that his role was important in the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. However, India rejected this claim outright. Meanwhile, Pakistani YouTuber Shoaib Chaudhary took response from Awam about the current situation of the country. Then the anger of a man erupted fiercely on America. He said that we should not listen to America. He works to fight Pakistan and India. We should accept our army. On this, Shoaib Chaudhary said that America has stopped the fight. However, the person said in response that there is nothing like that. The second Pakistani said that the US first fought us with India and then got ceasefire done

Pakistani YouTuber Shoaib Chaudhary questioned Pakistanis about increasing inflation in India and the country. His question was also focused on rising prices of petrol. He said that we are not afraid of India. We are afraid of petrol. We are ready to fight with India, but today’s circumstances are such that we have to fight real fighting inflation. If we survive inflation, then India will kill us.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e5yhavpp80

Inflation hit in Pakistan
Pakistan’s neighboring country Pakistan is facing tremendous inflation these days. Apart from this, he suffered a lot in the struggle with India, in which many airbases were destroyed. Although he tried his best to prove it false, India exposed all its lies with the help of satellite image. Meanwhile, the loan was also approved by the IMF, but he has used it not to increase the salary of his leaders, not for the people of the country. Recently, the government has announced to increase the salary of MPs by 500 percent.

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India vs Pakistan Economy: There is an atmosphere of tension between India and Pakistan after the terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. In view of this, India has taken many strict steps and banned trade with Pakistan. At the same time, Pakistan has also announced not to do business with India.

A lot of difference between the economy of both countries

There has never been such a big economic gap in both countries before. Till years ago, there have been some economic areas in which Pakistan has been ahead of India, while today Pakistan is behind India among many major economic indicators.

Whether it is about GDP growth or per capita income or inflation or until employment is generated, India has moved forward with constant reforms and strong economic performance, while Pakistan is struggling with stagnation and instability. On the one hand, there is a competition to expand its influence between the two countries, but only India is, which is constantly moving forward financially and has managed to leave its indelible impression on the global stage.

India surpasses Pakistan

According to the IMF data, India has made strong economic progress in the last few decades in terms of per capita GDP. In the year 2000, Pakistan’s per capita GDP was $ 733, which was much higher than India’s $ 442. This shows that during that time Pakistan’s per capita average economic production was stronger than India.

However, in recent years this result was reversed and India progressed rapidly in per capita average economic production. India’s per capita GDP increased to $ 2,711 in 2014 to $ 2,711 in 2014, which shows the growth of 74 % in the last 10 years.

Whereas during this time, Pakistan’s per capita GDP starts from $ 1424 in 2014 and increases only to $ 1,581 by 2024. That is, in ten years, it has increased by only 11 percent.

Big gap in GDP of both countries

Similarly, in 2000, India’s GDP was $ 468 billion, whose contribution in global GDP was 1.37 percent. At the same time, Pakistan’s GDP was $ 99 billion in 2000. His share in the global GDP was 0.29 percent in 2000. India’s economic growth has taken place rapidly in these ten years from 2014 to 2024.

India’s GDP has almost doubled from $ 2,039 billion in 2014 to $ 3,909 billion in 2024, showing a growth of 92 %. Similarly, India’s stake in global GDP increased from 2.55 percent to 3.54 percent, which is a sign of a strong role in the world economy.

Whereas during this time, Pakistan’s GDP could reach only 373 billion dollars from $ 271 billion. This reflects the growth of 37 percent. This stake in Global GDP remained at 0.34 percent. India’s annual GDP growth rate was 6.8 percent between 2015 and 2025.

Despite Corona epidemic in 2020, India made a strong comeback in 2021 with a growth rate of 9.7 percent in 2021 and 9.2 percent in 2023. While Pakistan’s GDP growth rate was just 3.43 percent.

India ahead in terms of employment

Looking at the employment angle, the unemployment rate in India was 8.9 percent in 2018, which is relatively high. Estimated by 2025, it has declined by 4.9 percent. This shows that the job market here has continued to improve. At the same time, the unemployment rate in Pakistan increased even more than 5.8 % in 2018 to 8 percent in 2025.

In 2015, 4.9 percent and in 2024, with a rate of 4.7 percent, inflation was under control in India. At the same time, there has been a surge in inflation in Pakistan. It increased from 4.5 percent to 23.4 percent in 2024 in 2015, indicating an atmosphere of economic stress and instability in Pakistan.

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