Overview
- Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar chaired high-level meetings in Islamabad to review national sugar availability and market conditions.
- The Ministry of National Food Security and Research and provincial food departments presented data on current stocks, production projections and retail price trends.
- Officials reported satisfaction with the supply position after reviewing the data and instructed agencies to ensure uninterrupted supply at affordable prices.
- The government announced a zero-tolerance policy on hoarding, speculation, and artificial price hikes and directed intensified inspections and enforcement.
- Leaders framed the domestic supply measures as part of broader economic stabilisation, saying closer international engagement and compliance with standards will support market confidence and trade.