Adviser To PM Hafeez Shaikh Trolled For Saying Tomatoes Available At Unbelievably Low Price

Adviser To PM Hafeez Shaikh Trolled For Saying Tomatoes Available At Unbelievably Low Price
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs Hafeez Shaikh has said that tomatoes are available for Rs17 per kilogramme in the vegetable markets of the country.

In his comments to media, Shaikh stated that in Karachi, tomatoes are available for Rs17 per kg, and that they could go and check.

Upon being asked the market where tomatoes were available at such a low price, the government official did not respond.

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The video of Hafeez Shaikh talking with reporters about the price of tomatoes went viral and he was trolled on social media for giving such an unbelievable low price for tomatoes.

People were eager to know where the PM's adviser gets his tomatoes.

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Journalist Mubashir Zaidi also took to Twitter to poke fun at Hafeez Shaikh, saying whoever wanted tomatoes at Rs17 per kg should contact the PM's adviser.

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Hafeez Shaikh's statement also gave business ideas to people.

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