The Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) today foiled a bid to smuggle over a
kilogramme of heroin from the Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
360 per
kilogramme, also 70 rupees above the official prices fixed by the local administration.
Prices of a 16
kilogramme tin of ghee and oil of Meezan, Hila and Kissan brand of items have sharply gone up during the last one week as the increase by the concerned companies was notified two to three times during the last one week.
Price comparison showed that though the price of potatoes remained unchanged at Rs10-12 a
kilogramme since last week on most stalls low quality or blended potato varieties were sold in Sunday bazaars, while in open market potato is sold for Rs18-25 a
kilogramme in violation of official price list.
Currently, sugar is available at majority of city's retail outlets in the range of Rs 66 to 67 per
kilogramme, compared to previous month's prices of Rs 60 to 62 per
kilogramme, indicating a sharp surge in its prices during the last one month.
Currently, sugar is available at majority of city's retail outlets in the range of Rs 60 to Rs 62 per
kilogramme, which is not in conformity with its declining rates in the international market.
On Saturday wheat rates in open market went up to Rs 2400 per 100
kilogramme bag compared to old rates of Rs 2225 per 100
kilogramme bag, showing an increase of Rs 175 per 100
kilogramme bag.
The PFA DG said the authority conducted a raid in Gulberg area and recovered 7,954
kilogrammes of expired coffee flavours, tea, cocoa powder and 1,140
kilogrammes of espresso coffee.
He stated that 253 suspects were arrested within the period under review, comprising 190 males and 63 females with suspected illicit drugs weighing 45, 341.04
Kilogrammes seized.
Participating schools and organisations were given a target to collect 1000
kilogrammes of paper, 500
kilogrammes of plastics, 100 mobile phones, 500
kilogrammes of TetraPak, 100
kilogrammes of cans or 150 toners, all in a span of 15 days.
Pakistan remained the single largest importer accounting for 40.1 million
kilogrammes followed closely by Egypt which absorbed 36.9 million
kilogrammes of the country's tea exports in the first half of this year.