Islamabad, November 08, 2021 (PPI-OT):Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar has said that sugar prices will come down in next couple of weeks. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad on Monday afternoon, he said this year sugarcane has recorded a bumper crop, which will meet requirements of sugar in the country. The Minister for Energy said that legal action will be taken if sugar mills in Punjab do not start the crushing well in time.
He said around 100,000 tons of imported sugar has reached Pakistan, while another order of 30,000 tons of sugar will soon arrive in the country. He said the imported sugar will be sold at 90 rupees per kilogram through Utility Stores outlets, mobile trucks, and other means.
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