PM Imran vows legal action against profiteers behind sugar, flour 'crisis'

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday vowed legal action against those responsible for the sugar and wheat price hike after the detailed forensic reports, ARY News reported.

Chairing a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad, PM Imran Khan said that he would take more action against the profiteers behind sugar, flour crisis after the detailed forensic report, which will come out on April 25.

“I fulfilled my promise with the nation by making reports public,” he said, adding that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) reports on sugar and wheat crisis was released on his instruction.

The cabinet meeting discussed the latest situation of coronavirus and the steps taken by the government to contain its spread.

PM also took cabinet into confidence about the steps taken recently in the light of the FIA report on sugar, flour crisis.

On Saturday, the federal government had made public reports of a high-level inquiry into the sugar and wheat crises that had hit the people hard across the country in January.

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Under the stewardship of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general Wajid Zia, two teams carried out a probe into the crises and furnished their reports to the prime minister upon completion for perusal. Prime Minister Khan went through the report before these were made public.

The report revealed PTI stalwart Jahangir Khan Tareen, a brother of Food Minister Khusro Bakhtiyar, and PML-Q leader Moonis Elahi are among the beneficiaries of the sugar crisis which took a serious toll on the people, especially the poor.