Cabinet welcomes verdict of IHC on sugar inquiry case and reiterates govt's resolve to bring perpetrators to task.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Cabinet has welcomed the verdict of Islamabad High Court (IHC) on sugar inquiry case and reiterated the government's resolve to bring the perpetrators to task that made undue profit from people.

Briefing the media regarding cabinet meeting in Islamabad on Tuesday, Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Syed Shibli Faraz said the cabinet decided that recommendations of the committee on actions be carried out within the stipulated timelines.

The Minister said this step will bring improvement and transparency in whole value chain of sugar production. He said the process of determining the prices of sugar will be visible in next three months. This will result in provision of the commodity to people at reasonable rates.

The cabinet expressed concern on rising price of flour and it endorsed the instruction of Prime Minister Imran Khan to rectify the situation. A committee under Advisor to PM on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will monitor and supervise the situation to streamline the process and make it transparent.

Senator Shibli Faraz said the Prime Minister directed to determine the demand and supply of flour on scientific basis. He said 27 million tons of flour is our requirement with availability of 25 million tons. He said Punjab Government has been directed to release 900.000 tons of wheat from its stores to overcome the shortage of commodity. He said steps are being taken to stop smuggling of wheat as well as bringing transparency in its availability.

The Minister said the federal cabinet discussed and appreciated the performance of Ministry of Education for introducing uniform curriculum in the country. The cabinet discussed the use of online education by utilizing modern technologies in the post-COVID environment. The Prime Minister emphasized on making...