Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday emphasised the need for a coordinated policy approach to ensure market stability for essential commodities and food items.

Food inflation for June recorded a positive growth of 4.2 per cent in urban areas and 2.4pc in rural areas, whereas non-food inflation was 2.2pc in urban areas and 4.7pc in rural areas. The food prices rebounded to a positive trend after a decline in four consecutive months.

In urban areas, the food items whose prices saw the........

© Dawn Business