--- title: "Flour prices rise in Pakistan with Islamabad recording highest rate" description: "Most outlets highlighted the increase in wheat flour prices and the record price in Islamabad for a 20kg bag. The Nation focused on the highest recorded price in Islamabad, while 24 News HD emphasized the nationwide surge and the Rs100 increase in several cities over the past week." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/4428-flour-prices-surge-across-the-country-as-20kg-bag-reaches site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Flour prices rise in Pakistan with Islamabad recording highest rate pakistan · latest filing 24 Aug 2026, 4:48 PM PKT · 23–24 Aug 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets over 2 developments **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported a significant increase in wheat flour prices across several cities, with a focus on the 20-kilogram bag reaching record highs. The Nation highlighted Islamabad as recording the highest price at Rs3,133, while 24 News HD emphasized a nationwide surge, noting a rise of up to Rs100 in multiple cities over the past week. Both cited the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics as the source. ## How it developed Newest development first. Each carries its own coverage and, where we have one, our summary of it. ### 24 Aug 2026 — Wheat Flour Prices Surge Nationwide (1 outlet) - **ProPakistani** — [Wheat Flour Prices Surge Nationwide](https://propakistani.pk/2026/08/24/wheat-flour-prices-surge-nationwide/) · 24 Aug 2026, 4:48 PM PKT > The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics has reported a sharp increase in wheat flour prices across several cities, with Islamabad recording… Read More The post Wheat Flour Prices Surge Nationwide appeared first on ProPakistani. ### 23 Aug 2026 — Flour prices rise in Pakistan with Islamabad recording highest rate (2 outlets) > Most outlets highlighted the increase in wheat flour prices and the record price in Islamabad for a 20kg bag. The Nation focused on the highest recorded price in Islamabad, while 24 News HD emphasized the nationwide surge and the Rs100 increase in several cities over the past week. - **24 News HD** — [Flour prices surge across the country as 20kg bag reaches record Rs 3,100](https://www.24newshd.tv/23-Aug-2026/flour-prices-surge-across-country-20kg-bag-reaches-record-rs-3-100) · 23 Aug 2026, 7:18 PM PKT > Flour prices have once again increased across Pakistan, with the price of a 20-kilogram bag rising by up to Rs100 in several cities during the past week, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). - **The Nation** — [Islamabad records highest flour price at Rs3,133 per 20kg bag](https://www.nation.com.pk/23-Aug-2026/islamabad-records-highest-flour-price-rs3-133-per-20kg-bag) · 23 Aug 2026, 3:06 PM PKT · 86% identical wording to the newest filing > The Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) has reported a significant increase in wheat flour prices across several cities, with Islamabad recording the highest price for a 20-kilogram bag. ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Flour and onion prices rise in Karachi](https://harzaviya.com/stories/4842-flour-and-onion-prices-surge-in-karachi) · 27 Aug 2026 · 3 outlets · 81% related - [Pakistan's weekly inflation rises 0.65 percent](https://harzaviya.com/stories/6500-pakistan-s-weekly-inflation-rises-0-65-amid-higher-prices) · 5 Sep 2026 · 6 outlets · 71% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 23–24 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.