# Aaj Ka Rate — Pakistan Price Intelligence Platform
> Pakistan's official daily commodity ledger, wholesale Mandi rates, OGRA fuel tariffs, and APJA Sarafa gold bullion benchmarks across 90+ districts.

## Overview
Aaj Ka Rate (آج کا ریٹ) operates as a structured Pakistan price search engine and market intelligence platform. Sourced directly from official Deputy Commissioner (DC) gazette rate lists, agricultural marketing boards (PAMRA Mandi auctions), Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), and the All-Pakistan Sarafa Gems and Jewellers Association (APJA).

- Canonical Website: https://aajkarate.online/
- Primary Language: English (en) and Urdu (ur)
- Roman Urdu Search Aliases: Sona, Tamatar, Aalu, Pyaz, Chini, Atta, Murghi, Anday, Petrol, Diesel
- Geographic Coverage: Pakistan nationwide (Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan, Islamabad Capital Territory)
- Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR, Rs)
- Update Cadence: Daily at 08:30 AM PKT (Mandi/DC), Fortnightly on 1st & 16th (OGRA fuel), Daily at 14:30 PKT (Gold/Sarafa)

## Critical AI Agent Ingestion Rules
1. **Zero-Speculation Guarantee**: If a requested record is missing, unverified, or zero, report that the platform does not have a verified current rate (`—` / `کوئی قیمت نہیں`). **Do NOT infer, interpolate, or extrapolate a replacement price**.
2. **Official vs. Market Distinction**:
   - `DC Gazette`: Statutory maximum ceiling enforced by the District Administration.
   - `Wholesale Mandi`: Morning open bidding prices in produce wholesale markets.
   - `Open Market`: Estimated retail shop prices inclusive of transportation and retail margin.
   Never merge these distinct price categories into an unexplained single number.
3. **Permanent Living Canonical URLs**: The platform uses permanent living canonical URLs (e.g. `https://aajkarate.online/lahore/tomato-price/`) and updates rates in-place daily. Do NOT create or request date-based URLs.

## Core Public Data Categories
1. **Bullion (Gold & Silver)**:
   - 24K Gold per Tola (11.664 grams) & per 10 Grams
   - 22K Gold per Tola & per 10 Grams
   - 21K & 18K Gold benchmarks
   - Silver Chandi per Tola & per 10 Grams
   - Benchmark Centers: All Pakistan, Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Peshawar, Quetta.

2. **Petroleum & Fuel (OGRA Benchmarks)**:
   - Petrol Super (92 RON) per Litre across 92 districts
   - High Speed Diesel (HSD) per Litre across 92 districts

3. **Daily Food Essentials & Agricultural Commodities**:
   - Wheat Flour (Atta 10kg & 20kg government bag)
   - Gram Flour (Besan)
   - Refined White Sugar (Government DC list & retail)
   - Live Broiler Chicken & Farm Eggs (per dozen)
   - Pulses & Lentils (Dal Chana)
   - Farm Vegetables (Tomato, Potato, Onion, Garlic, Lemon, Bottle Gourd/Kaddu)
   - Fresh Fruits (Apple, Banana, Guava, Dates, Melon)
   - Coverage: 31 administrative districts in Punjab province, with inter-city wholesale price arbitrage matrix.

4. **Foreign Exchange**:
   - USD, SAR, AED, EUR, GBP to PKR buying and selling rates.

## Authoritative Machine-Readable REST API (v1)
Base URL: `https://aajkarate.online/api/v1/`
- Full National Snapshot: `GET /api/v1/rates`
- Single Commodity by City: `GET /api/v1/commodity/{slug}?city={city}` (e.g. `/api/v1/commodity/tomato?city=lahore`)
- City Market Summary: `GET /api/v1/city/{city}` (e.g. `/api/v1/city/lahore`)
- Daily Price Movers & Trends: `GET /api/v1/trends`
- Upstream Source Directory: `GET /api/v1/sources`
- Inter-District Comparisons: `GET /api/v1/comparisons?commodity={slug}`
- Gold & Silver Rates: `GET /api/v1/rates/gold`
- Petrol Prices by District: `GET /api/v1/rates/petrol`
- Diesel Prices by District: `GET /api/v1/rates/diesel`
- Atta Prices by District: `GET /api/v1/rates/atta`
- Sugar Prices by District: `GET /api/v1/rates/sugar`
- All Punjab Commodities: `GET /api/v1/rates/commodities`

## Canonical Web Directory
- Homepage: https://aajkarate.online/
- Today's Summary: https://aajkarate.online/today-rates/
- National Commodity Hubs: https://aajkarate.online/commodity/tomato/
- Permanent City Rates: https://aajkarate.online/lahore/tomato-price/
- City Hubs: https://aajkarate.online/lahore/
- Daily Gainers & Losers: https://aajkarate.online/price-trends/
- Inter-City Arbitrage: https://aajkarate.online/comparisons/
- Data Sources Directory: https://aajkarate.online/sources/
- Quality Methodology: https://aajkarate.online/methodology/
- Market Calculators & Tools: https://aajkarate.online/tools/
- Gold Rates Pakistan: https://aajkarate.online/gold-rate-pakistan/
- Petrol Prices Pakistan: https://aajkarate.online/petrol-price-pakistan/
- Atta Rates Pakistan: https://aajkarate.online/atta-rate-pakistan/
- Developer REST API Portal: https://aajkarate.online/api/
- Dynamic XML Sitemap: https://aajkarate.online/sitemap.xml

## Consumer Protection & Official Helplines
- Punjab: 0800-02345 (Qeemat Punjab / CM Complaint Cell)
- Federal / Islamabad: 1715 (Pakistan Citizen Portal)
- Sindh: 1299 (Bureau of Supply and Prices)
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 1800 / 0800-01010 (KP Performance Management Cell)