Besides the petroleum and other commodities, the prices of vegetable are now out of the reach of public too. It has been said that the prices of necessary commodities especially prices of vegetables will be at its original prices after the come round of the disaster of flood, but not a single penny change was observed during last few month. The lower class which was mainly depending on two time meals, is seems loosing it last hope to earn livelihood and then to get necessary things to survive even the middle class is unable to defeat sky touching prices from their limited income resources.
Recently Pakistan imposed ban on exporting onion to India in response India also took banning decision for exporting tomatoes to Pakistan. In result both the prices of onion and tomatoes increased approximately to Rs 100/kg.But because of some reason India resumed the trade of tomatoes after three days.
Pakistan is an agricultural country and 70% of its population belongs to agriculture sector but despite this it is unable to fulfill the demand of its own citizens and we have to import vegetable, wheat and sugar from other countries. A question arises that being so good in producing vegetables and wheat why we have to import vegetables from other countries and why should we depend upon other countries. Our products and crops are estimated enough for our own use and it is estimated that we would be able to export it to other countries but it reveals insufficient for only one province. Pakistan was producing enough sugar but now it has to import from other countries. A question force to think that where does they go. So the main reason for this scarcity is illegal smuggling of vegetables and wheat to Afghanistan. Daily hundred of trucks of vegetables are smuggled to Afghanistan because they pay good price as compared to Pakistani. So an artificial dearth of commodities is created and public is compelled to purchase things on higher rates
I on behalf of millions of poor Pakistani, request the government of Pakistan to take strict action against illegal smuggler and exporter and to fix the rates and quantity of vegetables according to it demand in our country to bring down the prices of necessary commodities and to pay full remuneration to local farmers.
