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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Pakistan Economic Survey Report 2024-25: The Economic Survey Report of the Government of Pakistan is giving 2024-25 testimony of what bad state the country is in. At present, a total loan of Rs 76,000 billion has been loaded on the country, including Rs 51,500 billion from domestic banks and Rs 24,500 billion rupees. In this way, a loan of more than three lakh rupees has been felt on every Pakistani citizen. Despite such a terrible situation, the Government of Pakistan and the army are busy with efforts to surround India, while the citizens of their country themselves are struggling for bread, electricity, gas and jobs on the ground.

Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has claimed that the country’s economy is in recovery mode and by 2025 GDP growth will reach 2.7%. Pakistan’s GDP growth was -0.2% in 2023. The country’s debt is more than two-thirds of GDP. Due to this, a large part of the annual income is being spent only in paying interest. Export is $ 27.3 billion, while import $ 48.6 billion is not a recovery, but a mere cycle of debt.

IMF and economic ‘Sanjeevani’ depended on foreign countries
Even though there may have been a slight increase in Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves ($ 16.64 billion), most of it is the result of a loan taken from IMF, World Bank, and Saudi-Amirat. There is a plan to privatize 24 government companies at the behest of IMF. This has claimed to reduce the loss of 800 billion rupees annually, but it is going to fall in the coming time, the country’s employment declines, expensive services prices and a burden on the common man.

Anti-India stance tried to raise ego in poverty
When the government and army of Pakistan do not have the policy and resources to handle their country, they are still increasing the army in POK. Trying to discredit India on international forums. Busy in conspiracy and rhetoric against India, all this is only a political show so that the attention of the people can be diverted from inflation, unemployment and economic plight.