Brisk business in Lunda Bazaars

KARACHI: With the advent of winter, a large number of citizens seen mostly from low income group in various Lunda Bazaars to purchase woolies and warm used clothes.

"Thanks to the Lunda Bazars, poor people can buy imported second-hand clothing on reasonable price and quality to mitigate the hardships of winter' a buy told APP Tuesday.

All kinds of wears and accessories including gloves, woolen hats, mufflers, pullovers, sweater-shirts and jackets were seen hanging in front of shops and stalls situated in different localities attracting the customers.

Crowds of people, both poor and middle class can be seen bargaining with retailers in markets and weekly bazaars, besides woolies, heaps of quilts, bed covers, blankets and rugs are up for sale as well.

Chilly weather especially at night of last week forced the people to buy winter clothes and other necessary items to bear the sudden wave of cold in the town. Heaps of second-hand quilts, blankets and rugs are also up for sale in the different markets of the Sukkur.

A visitor Maqsood Ahmed said that almost twenty to fifty percent rise had been observed in prices of winter clothes compared to last year. The vendors and dealers are doing brisk business as nowadays the demand of their clothes has increased manifold.