Vegetable prices cut by 100pc, claims Azma

LAHORE: Punjab Information and Culture Minister Azma Bokhari has said that the prices of vegetables have decreased by 100 percent in Punjab and now these prices reached the lowest level for the last six years.

She said that the prices of vegetables and other commodities are decreasing only due to the personal interest of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The news of increase in the prices of vegetables in Punjab is baseless. In Lahore, potatoes of the first grade are being sold at Rs70 per kg while second grade potatoes are being sold at Rs60 per kg, she added.

She added that three months ago, onions were being sold at Rs250 per kg but now being sold at Rs100 per kg. Tomatoes of the first grade are being sold at 37 to 40 rupees per kg and tomatoes of the second grade are being sold at 30 to 35 rupees per kg. Lady-finger were being sold at Rs400 per kg but now is being sold at Rs150 per kg.