Bread, buns become 8-9pc more costlier

Dawn reported that bread has become eight to nine per cent more expensive after manufacturers raised prices for the second time this year. The earlier increase came in April, the first rise in three years, and both moves were blamed on dearer power and gas, raw materials and transport.

The new price list shows plain bread of large, medium and small sizes now sells for Rs270, Rs200 and Rs140, up from Rs240, Rs180 and Rs130. Bran bread rose to Rs200 from Rs180, while rusks moved to Rs100 and Rs180 from Rs90 and Rs170. A four-pack of burger buns climbed to Rs140 from Rs130, but the school bun price held at Rs25.

Flour costs have also climbed for months, with the Sensitive Price Index for the week ending Sept 3 putting a 20kg bag between Rs2,200 and Rs3,200, a 10kg wheat bag at Rs1,250 and one kg of fine flour at Rs155. Those figures compare with Rs1,810 to Rs2,740, Rs1,039 and Rs137 at the end of March 2026. Traders said the government was not taking serious steps to curb the rising trend. The Trading Corporation of Pakistan sought bids on Wednesday to import 750,000 tonnes of wheat.