Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar that the price of sugar will be reduced by Rs15-Rs20 per kg.
Hammad Azhar has said that the federal government imported more than 100 tonnes of sugar, which would reduce prices of the commodity by Rs15 to Rs20 per kg.
He informed that the imported sugar at Karachi port out of which 40,000 tonnes have been released to the Punjab government to provide the sweetener at controlled rates.
Azhar hoped that imported sugar and the crushing season which will commence soon will greatly help in reducing the price of sugar in the domestic market.
During the press conference, Senator Shibli Faraz said that the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Imran Khan was making efforts to changing Pakistan on the model of Riyasat-e-Madina despite all hurdles and difficulties.
He said: “We have decided our destination and with the grace of Allah, the ultimate aim of the prime minister is to change Pakistan on the model of Riyasat-e-Madina and traditions of Islamic history and caliphs.”
