People Desperately Cling On To Flour Truck As Food Crisis Worsens In Pakistan | Video

In a video shared by Professor Sajjad Raja, chairman of National Equality Party Jammu Kashmir Gilgit Baltistan and Ladakh (JKGBL), people can be seen chasing a truck carrying sacks of flour.

In the midst of Pakistan's worsening food crisis, individuals were recently spotted chasing a flour truck on foot and on motorcycles, risking their lives for a bag of flour.

In a video shared by Professor Sajjad Raja, chairman of National Equality Party Jammu Kashmir Gilgit Baltistan and Ladakh (JKGBL), people can be seen chasing a truck carrying sacks of flour. Sharing the video on Twitter, Sajjad Raja wrote, "this is not a motorcycle rally, but people in Pakistan are chasing a truck loaded with flour, in the hope that they will buy just one packet of flour. Do we have any future in Pakistan? This video is just a glimpse of what is happening in Pakistan”.

In the video, it can be seen as people chase a truck carrying sacks of flour, one of the men comes closer to the truck, shows money, and asks for a packet of flour.

Pakistan is facing the worst food crisis in many years, with local media reports indicating that there is an acute shortage of wheat flour in many parts of the country. 

Flour in Karachi is being sold from Rs 140 per kilogram to Rs 160 per kilogram. In Islamabad and Peshawar, a 10 kg bag of flour is being sold at Rs 1,500 per kilogram while a 20-kilogram bag of flour is being sold at Rs 2,800. Mill owners in Punjab province have increased the price of flour to Rs 160 per kilogram.

Similarly, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been facing the worst-ever flour crisis as a bag of 20-kilogram flour is being sold for Rs 3,100 after the government failed to control the price of the stable, ANI reported citing The News International.

While the government supply of subsidised wheat has nearly stopped altogether, the prices of other essentials have skyrocketed as well. 

Pakistan is in the middle of a severe economic crisis, with extremely high inflation, dangerously low foreign exchange reserves, and global lenders such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reluctant to disburse more funding.

In December last year, Pakistan's inflation rate hit 24.5 percent due to a significant increase in the prices of food products.

(With inputs from ANI)