Ex-PM Shahid Khaqan Abbasi blames govt for sugar crisis
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and convener of the Awam Pakistan Party (APP) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said the governments that are not representative of the people care only for themselves, not for the citizens.
“The government manipulated sugar prices by managing the supply of imported sugar verses locally produced sugar. As a result, Rs300-400 billion were taken out of the pockets of ordinary citizens and transferred into the hands of sugar mill owners,” Mr Abbasi said, addressing a news conference.
He added that government policies had provided undue benefits to sugar mill owners, while........
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