By Amjad Ali Shah
PESHAWAR: Prices of essential food items remain stable during the previous week as compared to preceding week, said a weekly survey conducted here on Sunday.
Shoppers say prices are reaching out purchasing power with each passing day. They complained that local authorities failed to implement an official price list and keep check on rising prices.
Residents of Peshawar are voicing their frustration with the local district administration鈥檚 inability in controlling food prices that have failed to reduce even after record reduction in fuel prices.
According to the survey, the price of sugar, cooking oil/ghee, flour, live chicken/meat, vegetables and other items keep rising in the open market whereas the shopkeepers also charged consumers with self-imposed rates.
A one-kilogram live chicken/meat was available at Rs465 per kilogram in the retail market, while the price of farm eggs being sold at Rs360 per dozen, the survey said.
Cow meat without bone was available at Rs1100 and cow meat with bone is bein