Milk touches 140 per liter in Pakistan

The value of milk has gone uncontrolled throughout the main cities of Pakistan on the day when Muharram is noticed. The value of milk has reached Rs 140 per liter in Karachi and the Sindh Province.

Curiously, petrol and diesel costs in Pakistan are decrease than that ofmilk. Petrol was promoting Rs 113 per liter, whereasdiesel was Rs 91 per liter in thecountry.

 "Milk is being sold between Rs 120 and Rs 140across the city of Karachi due to the sharp increase in demand," mentioned ashopkeeper.

Throughout Moharram, Sabeels (stalls) are arranging in several elements ofthe town to supply milk, juices and chilly water to the contributors of theholy month's processions. For this, there's a big demand for milk. As a resultof elevated demand, milk costs have shot up.

"We set up milk Sabeel every year and simply didn't want to skip it this year due to a hike in milk prices," mentioned a resident who arranges Sabeel, including that by no means in his lifetime has he seen such an excessive worth hike of milk because of Muharram.

Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani, who's liable for controlling the value of milk, appears to have achieved nothing concerning the exorbitant charges at which milk is being bought, in accordance with studies.

Mockingly, the official worth of milk set by the Commissioner Workplace continues to be Rs 94 a liter.