Asad Umar records statement before sugar inquiry commission.

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Tuesday recorded his statement before the sugar inquiry commission.

The federal minister decided to appear before the commission on Monday as Umar said previously that he would apprise the probing body regarding the decisions taken during the economic coordination committee (ECC) meeting.

The federal minister arrived at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) headquarters on Tuesday to appear before the inquiry commission. The minister met with the Director General FIA Wajid Zia, who is leading the probe into the matter and members of the inquiry commission.

Talking to media on the occasion, Asad Umar said that soon it would be revealed as to how Prime Minister Imran Khan was different from other political leaders. "The sugar commission report will reveal if the commodity was smuggled from the country or not," he said.

According to the latest updates, the sugar inquiry commission made progress in the probe into alleged misappropriation by completing interviews of the chief executive officers (CEOs) of different sugar mills on Sunday.

The executives' interviews have been conducted by the inquiry commission at the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) headquarters.

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