LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has directed officials to fix new roti (bread) prices according to the recent decrease in flour rates. She said that the benefits of cheaper flour must reach the common people and that roti prices should be reduced accordingly.
The chief minister also ordered strict monitoring of prices for chicken, vegetables, and pulses. She expressed concern over rising chicken prices, saying, “Earlier, a poor child could afford to eat chicken once a week. Now it has become so expensive that even that one day is no longer possible. I cannot accept this.”
Maryam Nawaz vowed to bring down roti prices to their lowest in history.
Meanwhile, recent data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics shows a notable drop in the average price of a 20-kg flour bag both monthly and annually.
According to the report, in April, the average price of a 20-kg bag of flour was Rs. 1,642.33 — 6.62% lower than in March and 31.86% lower than in April last year.
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In March, the average price was Rs. 1,758.84, while in April 2024, it was Rs. 2,410.01.
Here are the average flour prices in major cities during April:
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Islamabad: Rs. 1,711.08
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Rawalpindi: Rs. 1,704.91
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Gujranwala: Rs. 1,596.84
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Sialkot: Rs. 1,625.66
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Lahore: Rs. 1,553.83
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Faisalabad: Rs. 1,552.51
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Multan: Rs. 1,547.68
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Bahawalpur: Rs. 1,604.70
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Karachi: Rs. 1,652.93
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Hyderabad: Rs. 1,760.79
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Sukkur: Rs. 1,501.97
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Larkana: Rs. 1,544.22
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Peshawar: Rs. 1,650.92
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Bannu: Rs. 1,582.56
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Quetta: Rs. 1,787.46
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Khuzdar: Rs. 1,864.43
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