Federal cabinet okays export of 500,000MT of surplus sugar
- 16-Oct-2024
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet approved the export of an additional 500,000 metric tons of sugar, with conditions applied to ensure price stability and domestic supply, ARY News reported citing sources. The federal cabinet gave the approval through a circular. The retail price of sugar is fixed at Rs. 145.15 per kilogram. If prices exceed this […]
ECC okays ‘conditional’ export of sugar
- 14-Jun-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the federal cabinet allowed the Ministry of Industry and Production to export 150,000 tonnes of sugar, ARY News reported. The approval is subject to the condition that the export of sugar will not cause price hike in the domestic market. The ECC maintained that if the price of […]
Govt grants conditional permission for sugar export
- 10-Jun-2024
ISLAMABAD: Federal minister for industries and production, Rana Tanveer Hussain has said that the government has granted conditional permission for sugar export, ARY News reported on Monday. Rana Tanveer chaired a session of the Sugar Advisory Board and the government and Pakistan Sugar Mills Association have signed an agreement. The government has granted conditional permission […]
Interim govt defers export of sugar, seeks stock details from millers
- 22-Nov-2023
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government has postponed the decision to export 250,000 metric tons of sugar and sought details of available stock from the sugar mill owners, ARY News reported on Tuesday, citing sources. Sources told ARY News that Caretaker Industries and Production Minister Dr Gohar Ijaz chaired a meeting of Sugar Advisory Board (SAB) to […]
ECC allows mills to export 32,000 tonnes of sugar
- 23-Jun-2023
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) has allowed the mills in Sindh to exports 32,000 tonnes of sugar till August 12 ‘under the verdict of the Sindh High Court (SHC)’, ARY News reported on Friday. Finance Minister Senator Ishaq Dar chaired the ECC session and took major decisions today. The meeting of the Economic Coordination […]
India extends curbs on sugar shipments
- 29-Oct-2022
India has extended curbs on sugar exports by one year until October 2023, the government said, but the world’s biggest producer of the sweetener is still expected to fix a quota for this year’s overseas sales. India, also the world’s biggest sugar consumer, this year restricted exports through to the end of this month to contain a […]
Pakistan sugar mills association demands to unban sugar export
- 19-Aug-2022
The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Sindh zone had demanded the government unban sugar export, warns to delay the crushing season, ARY News reported. According to details, the PSMA Sindh zone has said that mills across the country crushed 8 million tonnes of sugar in the last year. The country’s consumption of sugar was 6 […]
PM Shehbaz Sharif imposes complete ban on sugar export
- 09-May-2022
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday ordered a complete ban on the export of sugar in order to stabilize price of the commodity in the country, ARY News reported. According to the Prime Minister’s Office, PM Shehbaz Sharif also ordered taking stringent measures against the smuggling of sugar. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister […]
FIA asks Afghan authorities to provide records of sugar import from Pakistan
- 10-Aug-2020
The head of an eleven-member FIA investigation team, Moeen Masood, has sent a letter to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to seek data from Kabul authorities regarding the imports of sugar from Pakistan.
I was not pressurised by premier to decide on sugar subsidy, export: Asad Umar
- 21-May-2020
Asad Umar said, 'I am taking responsibility that the decision to export sugar had made by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC).