Pakistan

PML-N rejects names for 'sugar price hike' judicial commission

Party proposes name of Justice (r) Sardar Raza to head commission.

Express January 27, 2011

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Thursday rejected the names proposed by the government for a judicial commission to investigate the sugar price hike.

The PML-N rejected the names proposed by the government and proposed the name of Justice (retired) Sardar Raza to head the commission.

The government and PML-N had decided to form the judicial commission on January 26. The commission is to be headed by a high court of Supreme Court judge.

Sugar prices across the country had gone up towards the end of 2010. Prices in the local markets were ranging from Rs95 to Rs120 per kilogramme.

The price of a 50 kilogramme bag of sugar, which was Rs 3,900 in the wholesale market in October 2010, had risen to Rs 5,250 – an increase of Rs 1,350 per bag.

COMMENTS (9)

Ali | 13 years ago | Reply I bet the list contained the names of all the parliament members involved in the sugar industry racket!!!!

Nadia H | 13 years ago | Reply Why does PML-N get a say in who is on the commission?

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Midrarullahkhan | 13 years ago | Reply in my openion that high price of the SUGER is best for the suger patients may not given permission by his pocket, and i think Govt, try to reduce other prices like FMCG and utility bills and gasolin rate............ loxxxxx

Student | 13 years ago | Reply I think Mr. Nawaz dont poke his nose in the work of Govt.

Imran | 13 years ago | Reply PML(N) knows it is dirty in this business, and wants to make excuses

Mian Mazhar | 13 years ago | Reply Nothing will be the findings of this commission. This is just as firing in the air and nobody will be fired as a result.

Syed Hussain Jafri | 13 years ago | Reply Its old habit to play the game with his own umpire.he cannot afford impartial umpire at all,specially in sugar when he and his family owns the biggest sugar mills in Pakistan. (Told by the son of Nawaz sharif in his interview in the book GHADDAR KON by Sohail Waraich).

Aftab Kenneth Wilson | 13 years ago | Reply What will be the use of any findings by this Judicial Commission??? Will we get back our money and will these sugar barons punished??? I think this is simply as a saying goes on "Ab Kiya Hoga Jb Chiryaan Chug Gaien Khaith".

parvez | 13 years ago | Reply Solution is in our hands. I have reduced my household sugar consumption by 80% or possibly more.

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