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Inflation · LahoreHeavy rains and flooding across Punjab have disrupted the movement of food supplies to Lahore, leaving wholesale markets short of key perishable items and triggering sharp price hikes across poultry, vegetables, and fruits.
Consumers reported that the shortage has not only reduced the availability of fresh produce but also pushed quality down, with many items arriving damaged or in smaller quantities. The absence of active government monitoring …See the Story
Food prices soar in Lahore as floods disrupt supply
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Shehbaz Sharif · PakistanThe ongoing torrential rains and surging floods have inundated large swaths of farmlands and destroyed ready-to-reap crops across Pakistan, triggering fears of a food crisis and inflation, the UN and growers warned on Monday. The raging floods struck the northeastern Punjab, the country’s largest province and food basket, last week, submerging hundreds of villages, schools and health centres, washing away livestock and destroying crops, aside fr…See the Story
Catastrophic Rains, Floods to Trigger Food Shortages in Pakistan, Warns UN
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