By Ali Imran
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant on Accountability and Interior Ministry and chief of the Assets Recovery Unit (ARU), Barrister Shahzad Akbar on Wednesday exposed former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s role of giving Rs. 20 billion subsidy to the Sugar Mafia, in his tenure. “Commission’s report is an indictment against Ex-PM Abbasi” Akbar addressing a press conference in Islamabad said, adding, total subsidy of Rs. 29 billion was given to sugar mills in last five years.
Out of Rs. 29 billion, Rs. 2.4 billion subsidy was given by the incumbent Government of Punjab, Akbar said.
He exonerated the federal government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in giving any subsidy on Sugar in its tenure but only allowed to export the surplus sugar, adding, the investigation report of the sugar commission is comprehensive and an eye opener. He said the credit goes to the government of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) who probed sugar scam, collected evidence, made the report public and now going to take corrective measures.
