A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) to take all sugar mills in to government's custody.

In the plea, Advocate Azhar Siddique has asked the court to summon the Prime Minister and Chief Minister of Punjab.

Rising sugar prices showed no signs of respite even Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has sold another 10,000 metric tons of sugar at Rs 77,500 per tonne.