Sugar mill owners sign agreement to sell sugar at Rs 40/kg

Sugar mill owners and all the parties concerned have singed an agreement to sell sugar at Rs 40/Kg, Dunya News Friday reported. During the hearing of a petition about sugar prices in the Supreme Court, government presented a report of its negotiations with consumers representatives. Domestic consumers will now get sugar at Rs 40/kg across the country, Dunya News correspondent said. During the hearing yesterday, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary had remarked that he was receiving complaints on sugar availability daily. CJ observed that government hadnt played its role to solve sugar crisis. The SC also reprimanded government for not calling the sugar board consumers representatives and giving one-sided decision. Consumers are the biggest stake holders in this case, the court remarked.