Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said on Sunday that sugar supply from Karachi Port had been started and it should now be available to the consumers at Rs 72 per kilogramme at any cost.
Presiding over a meeting to review availability of sugar in the province, he asked the provincial administration and the elected representatives to play their role to ensure the provision of sugar to the people at fixed price. He said action should be taken against the elements involved in overcharging.
He said he would personally visit markets to review sugar prices. He appreciated the performance of Punjab Food Minister Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor regarding the arrangements for the supply of sugar to the province from the Karachi Port. Lahore Division Commissioner Khusro Pervaiz informed the meeting that 12,000 tonnes of sugar had been sent from Karachi by trains and trucks, out of which 9,000 tonnes had reached the province.
He said that dealers were also cooperating in the supply of sugar to people at the fixed rate.
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