The price of tomatoes has skyrocketed all over the country, including Karachi creating panic among the citizens considering how essential they are to Pakistani dishes.

After tomato prices reached Rs250-300 per kg in Sindh, thieves have started robbing tomato farms in Sindh’s Badin district.

This has made the farmers so paranoid that they have hired armed guards to protect their tomato farms.

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Tomatoes in Karachi were being sold as high as Rs320 per kilogram (kg), double the rate from the previous week. Vendors and hawkers claimed that it was not their fault since wholesale prices had increased.

Read More: Hafeez Sheikh claims tomatoes being sold at Rs17 per Kg

However, Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Finance Adviser, Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, was unaware of the ongoing situation. In a recent media talk, he claimed tomatoes were being sold as low as Rs17 a kilogram in vegetable markets of Karachi.