Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Tarin expresses concern over pulses prices difference

Shaukat Tarin

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has expressed concerns on the difference in the retail and wholesale prices of pulses in the country. Tarin, while presiding over the meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC), on Wednesday directed the Ministry of NFS&R to investigate and take appropriate action against the exploiters … Read more

Prices of tomatoes, onion reaches 3-year low: official

Vegetable exports hit record high of 82.88%

ISLAMABAD: The weekly SPI increased by 0.08 per cent during the week, compared with the previous week when it declined 0.50 per cent, an official said on Wednesday. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin presided over the meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC), where the meeting expressed satisfaction on the decline … Read more

Govt taking steps to ensure smooth supply of essential commodities: Tarin

Shaukat Tarin

ISLAMABAD: The government is taking all possible measures to ensure smooth supply of essential commodities throughout the country, a senior official said. Presiding over the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) meeting, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin expressed satisfaction on the prices of commodities in Sasta Bazaars in Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, … Read more

Essential commodities prices on the decline: NPMC

Vegetable exports hit record high of 82.88%

ISLAMABAD: A meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) on Wednesday reviewed the prices of wheat, sugar, pulses, chicken and other essential food items in the country. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin presided over the meeting held at the Finance Division. The finance secretary briefed the meeting about … Read more

Volatile global edible prices causing rate hike locally: Tarin

ISLAMABAD: The volatile prices of edible oil in the international market have pushed up the local prices of ghee/vegetable in the country and there is a need to have a sliding scale to link up the prices of ghee in the local markets with the international markets, a senior government official said. Presiding over a … Read more

Tarin directs effective monitoring teams to control prices of essential items

Tarin directs effective monitoring teams to control prices of essential items

KARACHI: Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has asked the provincial governments to mobilize their teams for the provision of relief to the masses by strictly monitoring the price movement in the markets. Chairing the meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC), the finance minister directed the Ministry of Industries and Production to pass on the … Read more

Here’s why Basic Commodities are getting Expensive in Pakistan

Basic Commodities

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin led the meeting of the National Price Monitoring Committee (NPMC) at the Finance Division today to discuss the price of basic commodities. The NPMC studied the prices of the essential commodities especially wheat flour, sugar, edible oil/ghee, pulses and chicken during the last week. While briefing the … Read more