The sugar crisis has intensified in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.  Despite official claims, sugar has disappeared from markets across Rawalpindi. Both wholesale and retail outlets are reportedly out of stock.  In retail markets, sugar is being sold at prices ranging from Rs190 to Rs200 per kilogram, while in wholesale, a 50-kg bag has surged to as high as Rs9,300. 

The sugar shortage is also being reported in Attock, Chakwal, and Talagang, leaving the public distressed.  Mill owners have attributed the shortage to depleted stocks and halted supply chains.  The district administration has launched an operation aimed at bringing sugar prices down.  Heavy fines are being imposed on shopkeepers, and the central traders’ association has called an emergency meeting in response.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)