• Govt okays export of sugar
• Ends Dar’s policy that linked sugar exports to domestic price stability
ISLAMABAD: The government approved a Rs20 billion “special allocation” on Thursday for Operation Azm-i-Istehkam, an initiative announced three months ago to combat terrorism and extremism.
The decision was made during a meeting of the cabinet’s Economic Coordination Committee (ECC), which also approved the export of 100,000 tonnes of sugar while exempting sugar mills from responsibility for domestic price hikes.