IHC accepts sugarcane farmers' petition to become party.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday accepted a petition filed by sugarcane farmers to become a party in a matter related to a report of Sugar Inquiry Commission which was challenged and stayed by the same court. A singe bench of IHC comprising Chief Justice of IHC Justice AtharMinallah conducted hearing of the farmers' petition filed by sugarcane farmer Ahsan Abid Raees from Rahim Yar Khan. During the hearing, the bench also hinted at revoking the interim stay orders which restricted the government from taking any action against sugar mills owners upon being informed that sugar was not being sold at Rs70 per kilogramme as earlier directed by the court. Therefore, the court fixed the case for hearing of the petition of sugar mills owners on June 19 due to non-compliance of the...