Food security minister insists there’s no shortage of sugar in country: report

National Food Security and Research Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain said on Monday that there was no shortage of sugar in the country, state-owned Radio Pakistan reported .

Speaking at a press conference, the minister rejected reports that the commodity was being sold at Rs180 per kilogramme.

Contrary to the rates announced by the prime minister and several government attempts to maintain retail sales at Rs130 per kg, sugar prices in the markets continue to soar above Rs180 per kg in various markets across the country.