ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Sale of warm clothes has increased in twin cities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi due to intense chill in the evening forced people to rush for woollen clothes in different markets to protect themselves from the negative effects of cold weather.
A shopkeeper Inaam Ullah in G-9 Markaz said, “a number of stalls have been set-up at a number of places carrying winter stuff including warm caps, sweaters, socks and warm clothes”.
A shopkeeper at a local market said, “I have every kind of warm stuff in stock, but people have mostly been buying woollen caps and sweaters to protect them from cold.”
Asma Zahid a housewife said, “After the sudden change in weather, I went to the local market to buy warm clothes for my children and observed that the prices of these items were much higher as compared to the last year.”
Roadside vendors are also doing a roaring business of warm apparel, and expect to do much better business in the next couple of weeks.
Meanwhile, prices of blankets, quilts and heating appliances have also gone up.
“We are doing quite a good business these days and it is going to gain further momentum in the days to come,” said a shopkeeper.
