Ramzan Mubarak mein mehngai be-kabu | Special Inflation Report by ARY News
Ramzan Mubarak mein mehngai be-kabu | Special Inflation Report by ARY News
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00:00 But the work that is being done.
00:02 Yes, and our issue is that we raise this issue every day as your voice,
00:08 that is the issue of inflation.
00:09 And now when these demands will be accepted, Faisal,
00:12 after that inflation will already come.
00:14 But before that, in this month of Ramadan, the situation we are seeing,
00:17 because when I was listening to the analysis for the last few days,
00:20 especially after the election,
00:22 it was being said that, look,
00:24 the good news related to the economy is that the inflation rate is not increasing so fast.
00:29 There is a big halt.
00:31 But where is that halt now?
00:32 That halt, the bridge that we were tying up,
00:36 that halt has been broken.
00:38 And we are seeing the situation that,
00:40 no matter what city it is,
00:42 in the world, the relief that is given to people in Ramadan,
00:46 in Pakistan, there is a problem.
00:48 As the month of Mubarak progresses,
00:50 the price of inflation is increasing.
00:53 In all the cities, inflation has become out of control.
00:56 Be it fruits, vegetables, meat, flour, lentils, sugar,
01:00 all the essential items,
01:03 are being sold at many times more expensive prices.
01:06 And if we talk about onions,
01:07 yesterday we told you that there is a restriction on the export of onions.
01:11 But onions are making people cry over the fact that they have to cut them and buy them.
01:16 So, people are going to touch the price of 400 rupees per kilo.
01:20 And the most, I think,
01:22 have you ever thought about the price of onions?
01:24 That it will be around 400 rupees.
01:26 So, now, the expensive onions have gone up to 340 in Islamabad.
01:30 And they are also being sold at 360.
01:33 Tomatoes are 200 to 250, Mashallah.
01:35 And potatoes are 80 to 100 rupees.
01:37 We don't think of potatoes as anything,
01:39 but now they are also going up to 100 rupees.
01:41 So, inflation has made people's lives very bitter.
01:44 It can't be bitter and the salad can't be tasty either,
01:47 because garlic has also reached 800,
01:48 ginger has reached 1000 rupees per kilo.
01:51 And if we talk about,
01:53 the people of Islamabad are going to spend some money on fruits.
01:56 Will they?
01:57 The price of fruits is also very high.
02:03 The first grade bananas are 300 to 350.
02:07 Apples are first grade, 400 rupees per kilo.
02:10 Guavas are 300.
02:12 Dates are being sold at 800 per kilo.
02:14 And I am damn sure that this date, this 800,
02:17 will not be a good one.
02:19 The grades are categorized, first grade, second grade.
02:22 And the people are at the lowest grade.
02:24 So, whoever can afford it, will buy it.
02:27 So, the citizens of Islamabad are forced to buy the most expensive things.
02:34 So, what action is being taken in this regard?
02:36 We will talk about this.
02:37 Our representatives will be present with us.
02:39 And our representatives from Islamabad are with us.
02:42 Ghulam Owais, we will talk to him.
02:45 Whereas, when we are talking to onions and other people,
02:48 our representatives from Karachi are also with us.
02:51 You are also with us.
02:53 So, let's go to the city hall first.
02:55 Because we have to talk to everyone.
02:57 Yes, absolutely.
02:58 Let's go to Islamabad.
02:59 Ghulam Owais, tell us,
03:01 onions are being sold at a price of 360 rupees.
03:04 If we talk to you tomorrow,
03:06 will the price of onions reach 400 rupees?
03:09 Okay.
03:13 We are in contact now.
03:14 But when we are talking about onions,
03:16 there was also a news that when the restrictions are being imposed on onions and bananas,
03:19 when they are exported,
03:21 then it will be cheaper here.
03:24 So, your dream of going to Islamabad has not been fulfilled.
03:26 Let's stay in Karachi and talk to Karachi Anjum.
03:28 Let's go to Karachi.
03:29 Anjum, tell us, what is the situation in Karachi today?
03:32 Yesterday, we talked to you about onions and potatoes.
03:36 What is the rate of vegetables and fruits today?
03:38 Yes, Anjum, can you hear us?
03:45 Yes, Anjum, can you hear us?
03:46 Anjum, our voice may not reach you.
03:52 But we can see that people are helpless.
03:54 Obviously, after fasting in the month of Siam,
03:56 we have to arrange for the fast and iftar.
03:58 There are so many difficulties in this.
04:00 And think, when these circumstances continue,
04:03 we have reached you.
04:04 Let's go to Anjum.
04:05 Anjum, tell us, what is the situation in the city of Qaid?
04:09 We are listening to Nirk.
04:11 Now, onions are going to reach 400 rupees in Islamabad.
04:13 Yesterday, we were talking to you.
04:15 Yesterday's Nirk, today's Nirk, there must be a difference.
04:17 Tell us, what are the important things?
04:20 The inflation rate in January was 23 to 24 percent.
04:26 And the State Bank announced a monetary policy last month.
04:30 They said that inflation will start decreasing.
04:33 The rate of inflation will decrease.
04:35 Because of which, the rate of inflation will also decrease.
04:37 But the situation was such that inflation was decreasing.
04:40 That's why we didn't see it.
04:42 In the month of Ramadan, if we look at the inflation,
04:45 it has increased.
04:46 The food items have increased in Ramadan.
04:50 But the purchases are also less.
04:52 But the essential items, like I mentioned yesterday,
04:55 like tomatoes, potatoes, onions, are good.
04:58 Those people, especially in Ramadan,
05:00 in Sehri and iftar, and especially the fruits,
05:03 they are also in the same situation.
05:04 The vegetables are also in the same situation.
05:06 Tomatoes have also gone up to 150 to 200 rupees.
05:08 If we go to other shops,
05:10 the samosas and fritters that are used in iftar,
05:12 samosas have gone up to 50 rupees.
05:14 Fritters are being sold at 600 to 800 rupees per kilo.
05:17 All these things are used in iftar.
05:19 If we go to Sehri,
05:20 we have parathas, tea, and other snacks.
05:23 Eggs are also used.
05:24 Anjum, we talked yesterday about the situation
05:27 being better because of the ban on exports.
05:30 But yesterday, we had this discussion,
05:32 and Naveed Kaman also said that
05:34 this will make a difference for exporters.
05:36 Can there be a middle way
05:38 so that it doesn't affect the exporters
05:40 and the prices reach the common people?
05:43 Yes, Anjum.
05:44 The lists that are issued by the commissioners,
05:48 if we look at those lists,
05:50 they have nothing to do with the market,
05:52 they have nothing to do with the farm,
05:54 they have nothing to do with flour mills,
05:56 they have nothing to do with sugar mills.
05:58 They are fixed in the retail market and wholesale rates.
06:00 And there were protests on the retail and wholesale levels earlier,
06:03 and the chairman of that movement said
06:05 that if we fix the rates on the farm level,
06:08 we will make it cheaper in the wholesale market,
06:10 and on the retail level,
06:12 the commissioners or the assistant commissioners
06:14 should not impose such rates on them.
06:17 But these cases are not visible here
06:19 because the sugar mills are Rs 135,
06:21 the flour mills are Rs 120,
06:23 so how can it be sold cheap in the market?
06:25 It is impossible.
06:26 Commissioner Karachi issued a rate of Rs 123 for sugar mills,
06:29 whereas Rs 135 for the eggs mills.
06:31 If we take out the rate of flour mills,
06:33 it is Rs 120, and the eggs are Rs 123.
06:35 Similarly, if we look at other cases,
06:37 if we go to the market,
06:39 the prices of potatoes and onions have become cheaper there.
06:41 Yesterday, the prices of onions were Rs 160 in the market,
06:43 but they have not decreased in the city.
06:45 Now, the assistant commissioners should not impose such rates
06:47 on the vegetable vendors in the city,
06:49 but they say that the cost of repetition is very high.
06:51 And the biggest thing is that the stalls
06:53 and shops that are standing here,
06:55 they say that different institutions come to us,
06:57 they come and ask for the money,
06:59 and we have to give them the money.
07:01 This is a separate issue of all the vendors,
07:03 they are also worried about this.
07:05 So, they include all these things and sell potatoes,
07:07 onions, tomatoes,
07:09 and other fruits.
07:11 So, where they are standing,
07:13 they have to include other expenses
07:15 besides the price of the fruit.
07:17 Good. Anjum, stay with us.
07:19 Meanwhile, Shazia Nisar has joined us from Peshawar,
07:21 we will talk to her too.
07:23 But first, we go to Islamabad,
07:25 because Islamabad has the highest inflation rate,
07:27 and the price of onions is going to be around 400.
07:29 So, Ghulam Huss is with us.
07:31 Tell us, Ghulam Huss, what is this?
07:33 Why are the prices so high in Islamabad
07:35 compared to other cities?
07:37 And what are the citizens saying there?
07:39 Yes, it was expected that
07:45 when some government measures
07:47 will be taken,
07:49 then the prices in Islamabad will not increase.
07:51 But we have been seeing since yesterday,
07:53 when we found out the prices here,
07:55 the price of onions was between
07:57 320 to 350.
07:59 Today, the price has increased
08:01 to 380 rupees.
08:03 Similarly, if we talk about other prices,
08:05 tomatoes have also become expensive.
08:07 If we talk about garlic,
08:09 this week,
08:11 the price of garlic has increased by 30 rupees.
08:13 If we talk about other food,
08:15 almost all the things here,
08:17 vegetables, fruits,
08:19 according to the report of this week's inflation,
08:21 the price of bananas
08:23 has increased by 40 rupees.
08:25 Similarly, if we talk about meat,
08:27 the price of live chicken has also increased.
08:29 All things are becoming expensive.
08:31 And the real thing is that
08:33 the prices are being told
08:35 to us in the cheap Ramadan market.
08:37 We talked to the citizens,
08:39 they said that
08:41 many things are getting expensive
08:43 in the Ramadan market,
08:45 but in the outside market,
08:47 it is a little appropriate.
08:49 So, we are talking about
08:51 the prices of meat,
08:53 vegetables, fruits,
08:55 and vegetables are a little appropriate
08:57 in the market.
08:59 The citizens are worried about this.
09:01 They are facing more difficulties.
09:03 They are facing more difficulties
09:05 especially the white-collar class.
09:07 For that, this inflation has increased
09:09 the difficulties.
09:11 The situation is that
09:13 everyone is crying.
09:15 Obviously, when the price of onions
09:17 will increase by 400,
09:19 the situation will be very difficult.
09:21 What are the rates here?
09:23 Did you see any decrease
09:25 from the beginning of Ramadan?
09:27 Did you see any rate list
09:29 and did you see any relief?
09:31 Yes, I am present
09:33 in the fruit market.
09:35 In fact, I have visited
09:37 both the fruit and vegetable markets.
09:39 And you should not ask
09:41 about the prices of the
09:43 fruits and vegetables.
09:45 The rates of yesterday
09:47 were not even
09:49 as high as today.
09:51 There is no A/C,
09:53 no electricity,
09:55 no water supply.
09:57 In fact, we can say that
09:59 if we make a plane and
10:01 fly it in the air,
10:03 then it can be used.
10:05 The shopkeepers themselves
10:07 say that we do not get
10:09 the goods from the vegetable market
10:11 according to the water supply.
10:13 In fact, the price of the vegetables
10:15 is very high.
10:17 If I talk about the prices,
10:19 we can only see or smell the fruits
10:21 because the citizens
10:23 do not have the strength
10:25 to buy and eat.
10:27 The white people who have
10:29 come to the market
10:31 because there are different
10:33 markets in the market,
10:35 but today they are leaving
10:37 here disappointed.
10:39 The white people are buying
10:41 half a kilo or a pound
10:43 because there is no A/C
10:45 in the market.
10:47 People are leaving
10:49 disappointed.
10:51 In fact,
10:53 some people have
10:55 talked to me about
10:57 the government,
10:59 the A/C,
11:01 and how they can
11:03 buy the fruits
11:05 according to the
11:07 price of 400-500 kilos.
11:09 The workers are very
11:11 disappointed.
11:13 If the government and
11:15 the administration do not
11:17 provide relief in Ramadan,
11:19 when will we get it?
11:21 Thank you so much, Anjum Wahab,
11:23 Shazia Nisar, and Ghulam Uwais.
11:25 Thank you.
11:27 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]
11:30 to hai nahi.