Court injunction makes sugar expensive, Punjab govt report

Lahore: JTN Report:

All the cases of sugar mills are tried in a special court, the injunction needs to be lifted, otherwise the country and the province will suffer further crisis.

All the cases of sugar mills are tried in a special court, there is a need to end the injunction, otherwise the country and the province will suffer further crisis: Report of the caretaker government of Punjab - Photo: File

The caretaker government of Punjab has released a report on the increase in sugar prices.

According to the report, the reason for the increase in sugar prices is the Lahore High Court's order, the order on sugar prices paved the way for the increase in prices, all cases of sugar mills are handled in a special court.

The report said that the sugar prices are being inflated excessively, profit is being made by sugar mills, brokers and speculators. The authority to fix the price through the Punjab Foodstuffs Order was given to the Cane Commissioner, Punjab.

According to the text of the report, the cane commissioner started the process of fixing the ex-mill price. During the crushing season, a total of 7.7 million metric tons of sugar was produced in the country, 5 million metric tons of sugar was stored in Punjab. were sufficient to meet the requirements.

The report states that on May 4, 2023, co-judge Shahid Karim fixed the next date as September 20 on the objection that the subject of price determination is provincial. A hundred rupees per kg are being charged.

The report of the caretaker Punjab government further states that the provincial authorities are unable to stop the smuggling of sugar into Afghanistan.

The strategic reserves have been depleted, these reserves were to meet the shortage of sugar in the coming year, the cultivation of sugarcane has decreased by 17%, next year Pakistan may have to spend considerable foreign exchange on importing sugar. .

According to the text of the report, the nexus of sugar mills and brokers is responsible for the increase in prices. Due to the increase in global prices, sugar mills started smuggling sugar to Afghanistan. Sugar prices are increased by brokers through various WhatsApp groups. The situation is becoming serious day by day, there is a possibility that the price of sugar will increase further, there is a need to end the prohibition order, otherwise the country and the province will suffer from further crisis.

The report said that speculators have almost destroyed the sugar market, speculators need to be arrested under MPO, sugar mills, dealers, brokers, speculators have sold expensive sugar. 55 to 56 billion rupees stolen, there are five or six brokers and dealers in Harmal selling small sugar.

It should be noted that the increase in the price of sugar in the country continues even after the double century and one kg of sugar is available at Rs 225 in Quetta, Rs 200 in Peshawar and Rs 185 to 200 in Karachi.

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Jardanwala tragedy, caretaker prime minister's notice, order to arrest the accused

Islamabad : JTN Report:

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwarul Haq Kakar, taking notice of the incident of attacks on the properties of minorities in Jaranwala, has issued instructions for the immediate arrest of the accused.

Condemning the incident, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq said in his statement that the scenes of Jaranwala have shocked, strict action will be taken against those who target minorities and take the law into their hands.

He has also issued instructions to the law enforcement agencies to arrest those responsible for the Jaranwala incident and bring them to justice.

In his statement, caretaker prime minister said that he assured that the government will provide equal protection to all Pakistanis.

On the other hand, former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a message on his X (Twitter) account that what happened in Jaranwala was very disturbing, there is no place for violence in any religion, all places of worship, holy books and personalities are credible and holy. There are, we should respect them.

Jaranwala was shocked to hear about the incident: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

In his social media message, the former prime minister demanded the government to take strict action against those responsible for the incident and also appealed to scholars and scholars of all schools of thought to come forward and condemn this act.

He said that Pakistan is a country of people of all religions, this kind of madness cannot be allowed here.

Violation of the sanctity of places of worship is not acceptable: Bilawal

Pakistan People's Party Chairman and former Federal Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also condemned the attacks on minority properties and said that Jaranwala was shocked to hear about the incident.

Chairman PPP demanded that the administration should ensure the protection of minorities and their places of worship.

The heinous act in Jaranwala was done under a well-thought-out conspiracy, Aamir Mir

The caretaker information minister of Punjab, Aamir Mir, says that the heinous act in Jardanwala was carried out under a well-thought-out conspiracy. Strong reaction has been given, the situation has been fully controlled, the situation is improving, the security of the churches has been tightened, a large number of security personnel have been deployed, more than 6 thousand policemen and Rangers have been deployed in the affected areas. are present.

Aamir Mir said that no one was injured and no life was lost in today's incidents. Chief Secretary Punjab and IG Punjab have reached Jaranwala on the instructions of the Chief Minister. The Chief Secretary and IG are continuously monitoring the situation. Dozens of people who disturb peace and order have been detained, investigations into the sad incident of desecration of the Holy Quran are going on rapidly, if anyone tries to take the law into their hands, they should be arrested immediately.

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