PM Imran Khan-led meeting to decide over action in sugar inquiry report: sources

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a high level meeting on Sunday (tomorrow) to decide over action to be taken against those found responsible of sugar crisis in the country as per probe body’s report, ARY NEWS reported quoting sources on Saturday.

The meeting to be chaired by Imran Khan will decide over registering cases against the people found guilty of their involvement in the sugar crisis in the country.

“The government will make a big decision against those responsible of sugar crisis in the country,” they said. The decisions to be taken by the meeting would be announced by Adviser to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar.

On May 30, Shahzad Akbar held a press conference on the ongoing sugar corruption inquiries against the PMLN leadership.

SAPM Shahzad Akbar said that the sugar inquiry commission report was released as promised by the premier and it makes some shocking and troubling revelations.

He added that the PMLN is struggling to read and understand the inquiry report or does not want to understand it due to apparent reasons.

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Akbar claimed that Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) wanted to lead the nation astray on the sugar inquiry commission report.

Singling out vice president of the party and former prime minister of Pakistan, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Shahzad Akbar said that he has been lying consistently and continuously on the matter.

He further entailed that the inquiry commission affixed the responsibility of the corruption on betting agents who have been working in collusion with sugar mills across the country.

Shahzad Akbar stated that the commission summoned Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah for inquiry but he refrained from appearance.