By Admin 
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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