Staff Reporter
Punjab Minister for Industries & Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal expressed displeasure over non-decrease in sugar price in the City and other parts of the province. He reprimanded the administration and said that the administration should mend its ways as enough discussions have already been held.
Punjab Minister for Industries & Trade Mian Aslam Iqbal chaired a meeting of the taskforce on price control at industries department on Thursday to review the availability, prices and monitoring of essential items.
The minister declared that the administration is also responsible and the performance report will be forwarded to the chief minister’s office, he added. The minister inquired about the sale of sugar at an exorbitant rate despite the availability of local sugar in the market and the ex-mill rate is also less. The administration should explain the situation, the minister added and directed that sugar prices should be in accordance with the ex-mill rate.
