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Over 55,000 sugar bags recovered from Sharif brothers’ mills

Over 55,000 sugar bags recovered from Sharif brothers’ mills
February 24, 2020
BAHAWALPUR (92 News) – Over 55,000 sugar bags were recovered from Ittefaq Sugar Mills owned by the Sharif brothers at Channi Goth on Monday. The DI Industry conducted a raid on the mill of the Sharif brothers and recovered the sugar bags stored in the mill. The mill is closed and no crushing was done during this season. Sources said that a godown was used to stock sugar. After the raid, the sugar godown was sealed. Earlier, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan had assured that all those behind the sugar and flour crisis will be held accountable and penalised. The prime minister took to his twitter on Sunday and said, “I understand the difficulties ordinary people including salaried class are confronting & have decided, come what may, my government will be announcing various measures that will be taken to reduce prices of basic food items for the common man in Cabinet on Tuesday.” “At the same time all the relevant government agencies have begun doing an in-depth probe into the flour and sugar price hikes. The nation should rest assured that all those responsible will be held accountable and penalized,” PM Khan mentioned in another tweet.