ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Sunday that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s promise, to go after those who patronized and benefited sugar mafia by fleecing public at large, would soon be fulfilled.
In a tweet, the minister said a very important meeting on the issue would be held today in Banigala, to be followed by a press conference.
Pm Imran khan promise,to go after those who patronised & benefited sugar mafia by fleecing public at large, soon to be fulfilled . A very important meeting to be held today in Banigala followed by a press conference.
— Senator Shibli Faraz (@shiblifaraz) June 7, 2020
The Sugar Inquiry Commission report had laid bare some startling revelations about how the price of sugar is fixed, how exports of the commodity are faked to avail rebates on sales taxes, and how billions of rupees are overcharged by sugar mills owners.
The federal minister addressed a news conference and said hoarders are waiting for petroleum prices to increase. Sheikh Rashid said there is no role of opposition in the country and it is doing nothing except ‘playing media-media.’ “I had said that Tarzan [National Accountability Bureau] will make a comeback after Eid. Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif hid himself in the back room of his house.
