Pakistan’s food inflation reached 42 per cent in urban areas, pushing consumers to pick smuggled Iranian products such as oil and cheese, which are now reportedly readily available in Rawalpindi and Islamabad.
The annual food inflation in Islamabad increased to 41.9 per cent in urban areas and 47 per cent in rural areas in the month of February, comapred to 14.3 per cent and 14.6 per cent during the same period last year