LAHORE– The Punjab government has initiated stern action against the sugar mills for committing violations of law and registered cases against the owners and management of three mills – Chanar Sugar Mills Faisalabad, Shakar Ganj Sugar Mills Jhang and Pasrur Sugar Mills Gujranwala.
Chanar Sugar Mills owner Javed Kayani, Shakar Ganj Sugar Mills owner Pervez Ahmed, General Manager (Cane) Manzoor Hussain Malik and General Manager (Admin Hussain Malik) have been arrested while police are conducting raids to nab the owners of Pasrur Sugar Mills.
Chief Secretary Punjab Kamran Ali Afzal said that violators of the law would be dealt with iron hands. He said that strict action would be taken in case of sale of sugar at more than the fixed price and nobody would be allowed to sell the sweetener higher than the ex-mill rate of Rs 84.75 and retail price of Rs 89.75 per kilogram.— HANDOUT
