Karachi flour hits Pakistan high at Rs3,540 per 20kg

PBS figures put a 20kg bag at up to Rs3,540 in Karachi, above Hyderabad Rs3,400 and Sargodha Rs2,933.

A 20kg flour bag in Karachi costs up to Rs3,540, the highest among surveyed Pakistani cities.

Hyderabad is next at Rs3,400; Islamabad Rs3,333.33 and Rawalpindi Rs3,306.66.

Larkana and Peshawar stand at Rs3,300; Bannu, Quetta and Khuzdar at up to Rs3,200.

Sargodha has the lowest surveyed 20kg rate at Rs2,933, with Multan at Rs2,933.33.

Figures come from the latest Pakistan Bureau of Statistics city price survey.

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