If someone is thinking that buying traditional footwear on this Eid would be easy compared to clothes. They should think twice as inflation has also affected the rates of Peshawari chappal.

For many, such sandals are the best option with shalwar kameez. Aaj News went to Karachi’s Nazimabad market to speak to shop owners and handcrafts to know what’s different this season. The answer was inflation.

Peshawari Chappal are divided into two types: Band Chappal and Panjadar Chappal. Band Chappal are usually worn in winter while Panjadar Chappal is the pick for summer.

One of the shop owners told us that he still had the same rate as the last, but he also complained about the impact of inflation on the materials used in its making.

Another one said that the rate has doubled as compared to last year, citing high costs of materials