Punjab and Balochistan See Largest Gaps Between Actual and Fixed Food Prices

Punjab and Balochistan have the largest gaps between actual food prices and officially fixed prices, indicating issues with price regulation.

In Punjab, Faisalabad has the biggest gap at 60.15%, while Lahore has the lowest at 8.39%, highlighting varying effectiveness across cities.

In Balochistan, Quetta and Khuzdar have gaps of 46.86% and 46.29% respectively. PBS only monitors these 2 cities there.

The price gaps are calculated using the Decision Support System for Inflation (DSSI) to reflect failures to enforce official prices.

Top bureaucrats in Sindh and Balochistan did not log into the DSSI app even once in February to monitor prices, while Punjab's chief secretary logged in 21 times.