Chilli price declines

Published June 4, 2008

KUNRI, June 3: A record decline in price of red chillies was witnessed here due to import of the commodity from India.

Market rates suggested price of red chilli had dropped to Rs5,000 per 40kg.

President of Chilli Market Association, Kunri, Haji Abdullah Memon, said that the downward trend was witnessed due to large-scale import of Indian chillies. The imported chilli is being sold at Rs3,600 to Rs3,700 per 40kg.—PPI

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....