Overview
- The National Price Monitoring Committee, which met Saturday, reviewed statistics showing transport fares down 20% to 30% in several cities due to subsidies.
- Ahsan Iqbal told the Sindh government to fix rising Karachi fares so riders receive the intended relief.
- Weekly data showed the Sensitive Price Index at 1.93% with eight essentials cheaper and 28 costlier, including increases in diesel, petrol, tomatoes, LPG and potatoes.
- Officials flagged large gaps between wholesale and retail in Karachi, citing disparities up to 142% for tomatoes and 117% for potatoes.
- The minister ordered action against hoarding and profiteering, stronger market checks, and guaranteed fertilizer supply before sowing under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s relief drive.