ISLAMABAD: The prices of onions have surged to as high as Rs. 320 per kg, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS).
According to the data, onion prices in Islamabad have surged to as high as Rs. 320 per kg, while the prices in neighboring Rawalpindi are as high as Rs. 310 per kg.
Prices in Gujranwala are Rs. 240 per kg, Sialkot Rs. 270 per kg, Lahore Rs. 240 per kg, Faisalabad Rs. 220 per kg, Karachi Rs. 220 per kg, and Rs. 270 per kg in Peshawar. As per the PBS data, the national average price of onions is around Rs. 230 per kg.