Shahbaz's son key figure in sugar scandal: minister.

ISLAMABAD -- Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Thursday accused Salman Shahbaz, son of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shahbaz Sharif, of being the central figure in the mega-sugar scandal and announced that action against him would be taken in coming days.

Addressing a press conference, he alleged that the Sharif family was the patron of the sugar mafia in the country. 'When Shahid Khaqan Abbasi had accidentally become the prime minister, he proved his worth as a loyal and faithful party member by facilitating Salman Shahbaz,' he added.

He alleged that during the tenure of former PM Abbasi decisions were taken against the interests of the nation and regulations and norms were ignored to facilitate the sugar mafia.

Using a slang, the minister said Salman Shahbaz had become 'sugar daddy'. 'Only to please his sugar daddy, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi provided huge subsidies to sugar exporters,' he said, adding that the decisions were taken not in the interests of the nation, but for the benefit of a few people only.

Answering some questions, the minister said there were many misgivings about the sugar scandal report, but all were proven wrong due to firm resolve of the government to expose corruption and the corrupt.

Shibli Faraz hints at action against Salman in coming days

'People used to say that the report will not be released, but it was finalised. Then it was said that there will be no forensics of it, but it happened,' the minister said, adding: 'Now I am telling you that in the next 8-10 days you will see the implementation side of this report.'

He said 'people want to see the sugar price come down and that is the target of this report'.

The minister reiterated the resolve of the government to take action against all other mafias in the country.

He alleged that the PML-N had a track record of financial corruption and its leaders had mastered the art of massive misappropriations. A report prepared by Senator Mohsin Aziz has exposed all those misappropriations. Soon after assuming the office...