– directs steps to slash prices of food items

Staff Report

ISLAMABAD: In a bid to provide relief to the masses, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned to take all possible measures to bring down the prices of essential items across the country. Presiding over a meeting of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) spokespersons meeting in Islamabad Wednesday, PM Imran Khan directed to take immediate steps to import sugar. The prime minister said that the government has taken important decisions about sugar and power.
The prime minister said that Broadsheet scam was a second major scandal after Panama case, adding that it was a clear evidence in support of their stance. The meeting discussed various topic, including inflation, Broadsheet case scam and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM.)
Federal Minister of Industries and Production Hammad Azhar, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry and Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari briefed the meeting.