VIRAL: Pakistan bride wears 'tomato jewellery' to mock country's economic despair

A Pakistani bride was seen as daunting 'tomato jewelry' as price of both gold and tomato are soaring in country. Replacing her earrings, necklace, and bangles with tomatoes, Pakistani bride took a dig at country's dwindling ecomy as prices of tomatoes cross Pakistani Rs. 300 mark in markets. In viral video, bride speaking to a Pakistani reporter furr said that even her bror sent her pine nuts as a wedding gift. Trolling Pakistan's ecomic situation, bride said that she got boxes of tomatoes from her parents as a wedding gift. 

She said, " price of gold is expensive, and w even tomatoes and pine nuts are expensive. That's why I am wearing tomatoes inste of jewelry." "Parents who have given tomatoes to ir daughter have given everything," she ded. 

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Armed guards to protect tomatoes

Last week, Pakistani media reported that armed guards have been hired by farmers to protect tomatoes, as prices touched as high as Pakistani Rs. 320 in Karachi. Earlier Imran Khan-led Pakistan government even considered buying tomatoes from Iran. As per international reports quoting Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, aver maximum national price of tomatoes was Rs 180 per kg, and it was being sold at Rs 300 per kg across multiple regions of Pakistan. prices have been affected due to a lack of imports from India, reports suggest. Amid ecomic turmoil and high tomato prices, farm owners have hired armed men to protect ir farms. 

t just imports but multiple factors have affected low supply of tomatoes, including Pakistan's government policies and heavy rains which affected crop, as per reports. Reports have also suggested that suspension of tre with India over issue of Kashmir has also been a reason for rising vegetable prices in Pakistani domestic market. A partial reason for supply gap has also been lack of imports from Wagah border from India, reports said.

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