What to wear in winter? Fluctuating dollar disturbs business in landa market
The visitors of the landa market are shocked with the sky-rocketed prices of warm clothes.
(WebDesk/DunyaNews) - With looming severe winter, the soaring prices of warm clothes irk the residents of north-western region of Pakistan.
Traders and vendors of the flea market said with the fluctuating rate of Dollar in the upper ranges, affects the prices of the winter stuff and clothes.
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The pre-winter season of chilling winds and harsh abrasive weather compel the residents of Azad Kashmir to rush to the landa bazaar in Azad Kashmir for buying winter clothes and other required items in winter.
The visitors of the landa market are shocked with the sky-rocketed prices of warm clothes, shawls, jackets, blazers, sweaters and coats ahead of the chilling weather.
The price hike of the winter clothes even in landa market austerely affect us, we can only see them cannot even manage to buy them to save our children from harsh cold weather and severe chilling breezes in winter, said a wanderer in landa market looking for some cheap winter stuff for himself and family.
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One of the trader while speaking to Dunya News said that the landa market is a relief to the destitute, middle class even the well-off class for an available range of variety of warm garments required in winter.
Traders have a say that an increase in the dollar market already soars the prices of warm clothes and winter garments as they obtain the stuff in already high prices from Karachi and Lahore and selling those objects in local markets involuntarily increase their prices further hence, the customer despite showing interest do not buy the winter items and vendors eventually also suffer from the aftermaths of the increase in dollar rate.
To combat with the screeching and chilling winds blow in the austere winter in Azad Kashmir, the locals are compelled to buy the warm garments in expensive rates which further disturb their home economics.
A report by Muhammad Taazeem Yasin.
Translated and Edited by Mehreen Fatima
