ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken serious notice of the threats being hurled at the inquiry commission probing the sugar crisis and warned the elements of severe action if they continue to intimidate the committee.
Firdous Ashiq Awan, PM Khan’s Special Assistant said in a post-cabinet media briefing on Tuesday that the prime minster has expressed extreme displeasure over the threats being given to the FIA inquiry commission probing the sugar crisis.
Awan quoting the PM said that strict action will be taken against such elements who threaten the inquiry commission.
“Our party’s name is Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and no one will be allowed to create hindrances in the way of justice,” PM said, Awan quoted.
The premier made major changes in the cabinet on Monday after the government made the FIA inquiry report on sugar crisis and beneficiaries of subsidies obtained by industry’s bigwigs pubic.
The report on the sugar crisis named Khusro Bakhtiar, then the minister for national food security, as one of the beneficiaries, in addition to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen.
After making the inquiry reports public, the prime minister had vowed not to spare those found guilty of creating and profiteering off the sugar and wheat crises once he received the detailed forensic reports of the FIA-led commission’s preliminary findings on April 25.
Addressing the post-cabinet press briefing, Firdous said, the premier had made it clear that the government’s topmost priority was to provide justice to the people and the FIA commission to probe the sugar crisis was constituted after witnessing the hardships of the citizens.
She said the inquiry report had not only raised questions on the country’s sugar policy but had also identified loopholes in the food chain.
“These [gaps] will not only be removed but a foolproof, technological process will be introduced due to which no one will have the courage to create an artificial food crisis again,” she said.
