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Posts Tagged ‘Pakistan Sugar Crisis’

Better to Close Those Mills, Which Cannot Give Sugar to Pakistanis

By Salman Mugsi • Sep 5th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Mian Manzoor Wattoo, the historical lota of Pakistan, who is nowadays is in Pakistan People’s Party enjoying the ministry has said that government is unable to decrease the prices of the sugar, and the billionairre sugar mill owners and other hoarders won’t be touched, despite of the orders of the Lahore High Court.
Media report says [...]



Manzoor Wattoo : Hoarders’ Savior

By Ali Yar Khan • Aug 19th, 2009 • Category: Politics

When the people of Pakistan are crying with agony over the unavailability of the sugar, and in few areas where they are managing to get it upon the whooping prices. Things are bitter in the country, very bitter and sour. The sugar has become rare and is being sold at Rs. 60 per kg.
Punjab government [...]



Sugar Crisis in Pakistan

By Maria Sultan • Aug 13th, 2009 • Category: Politics

Hoarders and profiteers, almost all of them Muslims, have once again created a fake shortage of sugar from the market just before the start of month of fasting: Ramadan. Though Ramadan is still ten days away, and the T.V is blaring away the celebrations of 14th August, the people of Pakistan don’t have power, gas, [...]