LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday the Sugar mill owners have agreed to sell sugar to the Punjab government at Rs140 per kg.
The announcement came after a delegation of sugar mill owners met with caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Syed Mohsin Naqvi on Sunday. The breakthrough came after three-day-long negotiations with the government on the commodity price.
On the occasion, Chief Minister Naqvi said that the Punjab government would sell sugar at special stalls in shopping centers, model bazaars and Sunday bazaars to give relief to the people.
“We can feel the pain of the people due to the inflation and the reduction in sugar prices will directly benefit the people of the province”, says Naqvi. In the meeting, it was agreed to start the crushing season from October 28.
The owners of sugar mills while briefing the Punjab Chief Minister said that there is an abundant stock of sugar in Punjab.
Haroon Akhtar, Zaka Ashraf, Fawad Mukhtar and others were included in the delegation of sugar mills owners while Punjab Minister for Industries SM Tanveer and Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman were also present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, Caretaker Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Ali Mardan Khan Domki, said that consequential action against the elements involved in the smuggling of sugar and fertiliser and hoarders be taken, said a statement issued by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat here on Sunday.
Directing secretaries of the concerned departments, commissioners, deputy commissioners and authorities of Balochistan Food Authority to provide relief to the people immediately, he said that district price control committees be functionalised and strict action against profiteers be taken.
He said that elements involved in adulteration be dealt with an iron hands besides ensuring providing security to the teams of Balochistan Food Authority at district level. Unadulterated and quality food was the right of the people and its provision was the responsibility of administration.
