Tag: Sugar

Sugar Mills Association appreciates ministry of industry’s directive

Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA), Chairman Javed Kayani has appreciated the decision taken by the Ministry of Industries to direct Trading Corporation of Pakistan...

Farmers, growers united against import of sugar

The farmers and the sugar millers would suffer badly if the government allows import of sugar, as the sugarcane crushing season could be delayed...

Pakistan may import 400,000 T sugar next year

Pakistan may import up to 400,000 tonnes of refined sugar next year to bolster reserves despite expectations of a bumper crop, officials of the...

Peace on the sugar front

The price-hike is the revenge of democracy. Ever since the democracy captured us, the sugar sellers are increasing the prices at will while the...

Sugar industry maligned after waiver of NTN, CNIC

Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Chairman Javed Kayani has said that the industry is being maligned after waiver of NTN and CNIC conditionality by...

No need for importing sugar in the country, says Bilour

Secretary Industry and Trade Aziz Ahmad Bilor said that ample sugar is present in the country that would be enough for meeting up the...

Spiralling sugar prices

Sugar prices have now sky rocketed to Rs78 per kg that have been Rs71 on July 14 and Rs73 on August 8, 2011. The...

Sugar crisis in the making

High sugar prices would put the government in tremendous pressure and would create political problems. In the past, a number of governments faced public...

Bitter sugar pill

The sugar price in the country is likely to surge by Rs85 to Rs90 by next month as large quantities of the commodity is...

No shortage of sugar in the country

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Industries, there are ample sugar reserves and there will be no shortage of sugar...

‘Sharifs should sell sugar for Rs 55 at their own mills’

The Sharif brothers should establish special sale points at sugar mills owned by them and their family members and sell the commodity for Rs...

No sugar being smuggled to Afghanistan

The Ministry of Industries on Friday clarified that there is no sugar shortage in the country and the current stocks would last till December...

ICT to buy tons of Sugar & Flour for Ramazan

The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration has finalised arrangements to purchase 3,000 tons of sugar and more than five hundred thousand bags of flour...

Another sugar crisis looming

Another sugar crisis is round the corner, as the country could face a shortage of around 250,000 metric tonnes and the price of the...

Sugar mills unlikely to sell on rate fixed by govt

ECC attempts to control sugar prices: Despite plentiful stock of sugar in the country, its price remains high due to negligence of the government...

Gilani to keep a close eye on sugar prices

Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on Monday directed the Ministry of Industries to keep a close eye on the production and marketing of sugar...

LHC dismisses tax appeal of Sharif family’s sugar mills

division bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday dismissed an appeal of the Sharif family challenging recovery of special excise duty from...