Overview

• Business Recorder’s Islamabad survey reports notable week-on-week declines, including chicken down to Rs360 per kg from Rs405 and best‑quality 15kg wheat flour to Rs1,600 from Rs1,800, with wholesale vegetable ranges also easing.
• Sugar remains largely unavailable at the official retail rate, with many shops charging Rs190–200 per kg against Rs172 and licensed wholesalers selling at about Rs8,500 per 50kg bag.
• OGRA has fixed LPG at Rs233 per kg, yet retailers sell 15kg cylinders around Rs4,000 versus the Rs3,500 benchmark and decanting pushes per‑kg sales to roughly Rs300–330, drawing safety concerns over cylinder blasts.
• Express Tribune spot checks in the provincial capital found official daily price lists widely ignored, with chicken meat at roughly Rs600–700 per kg and staples such as potatoes, onions and tomatoes selling far above notified rates.
• Vendors cite higher costs and flood effects, while Punjab’s new price-control department promises tighter monitoring that shoppers say has yet to deliver visible relief.