ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Accountability Shahzad Akbar on Friday said that the government has sent sugar subsidy case to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to bring the case to its logical end.

Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, Shahzad Akbar that the government will take action as per the law against sugar mills in light of the sugar inquiry commission report.

He said, “The Supreme Court has vacated stay order of Sindh High Court on the issue, the government will proceed into the matter.”

The government proceedings include punitive action against the responsible of the sugar crisis, reforming sugar policy and rationalizing sugar price, the special assistant added.

Shahzad Akbar maintained that the concerned departments will carry out their investigations into the matter.

Responding to a question, he said that a 20-kilogram bag of wheat flour is available at Rs860 in Punjab.—INP