Following the current wave of inflation and a rise in poultry feed prices, the price of chicken meat increased by more than 100 percent.
In the provincial capital of Lahore, chicken meat is sold for Rs 650 per kg, while eggs have risen to nearly Rs 300 per dozen as the district administration has remained toothless.
Chicken meat, which is considered a common man’s food, is now selling for Rs640-660 per kg in Karachi and other parts of the country, up from Rs320 per kg until last month.
The prices of basic have been continuing to rise in an abnormal fashion for the last few weeks, revealing botched administrative checks of the provincial and district governments over prices of eatables.
Amid the worsening situation, people were seen returning empty-handed from the meat shops as chicken meat sellers complained tight supply of birds from the retailers and farms.
Skyrocketing prices of basic food items are putting food out of reach in the cash-strapped country.
