Tag: #Sugar
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Tax burden on farmers, concessions for sugar industry: Markazi Kisan League
LAHORE: Markazi Kisan League (MKL) Chairman Chaudhry Zulfiqar Ali Olakh has strongly criticized the government’s decision to export the surplus stock of 300,000 metric tons of sugar imported last year. He said importing sugar in the name of controlling prices, granting tax and duty exemptions, and then re-exporting it after failing to sell it in…
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Sugar, Water, and National Security: How Policy Failure Entrenched Pakistan’s Cartel Economy
By Fazeel Asif. Last year, Pakistan’s sugar industry quietly extracted around Rs 300 billion in windfall profits. Not through efficiency. Not through innovation. But through manipulation enabled by policy. Pakistan, Seven Muslim Countries Agree to Join Trump’s Proposed ‘Board of Peace’ U.S. Treasury Secretary Claims India Has Stopped Buying Russian Oil Harry Styles Fuels Speculation…
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Artificial Sweeteners not ideal for Weight Control in long term: WHO
According to a recent study, the World Health Organization (WHO) has established that replacing sugar with sweeteners does not help in “weight control“. The study argues that long-term use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) such as aspartame could eventually lead to cardiovascular diseases and a heightened risk of type-2 diabetes. In fact, substances including aspartame, stevia,…
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Sugar crisis to be resolved: talks with PSMA
Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) Central Chairman Chaudhry Zaka Ashraf on Friday said that reservations against the public authority currently stand eliminated and all matters in regards to the creation and offer of sugar will standardize soon. Ashraf’s comments came following a gathering with Prime Minister Imran Khan, where chats on the sugar business including…
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2240 bags of sugar seized
Lahore: The Rahim Yar Khan administration has seized 2240 bags of sweetener that were being transported out of the province. The seized sugar will be sold at the officially-fixed rate in the market. The three truckloads of sweetener heading towards Balochistan were impounded at Kot Sabzal check-post on October 16. After checking the necessary documents,…
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2475 Bags of Sugar Recovered
2475 bags of sugar have been recovered.
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FBR, AJCL Consortium sign contract for Track and Trace System
ISLAMABAD, Mar 05 (APP):The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) here Friday signed a contract with AJCL along with its lead partner Authentix Inc. USA and Mitas Corporation of South Africa to operationalize Track & Trace Solution on tobacco, cement, sugar and fertilizer sectors. According to an FBR press statement issued here, the contract was signed…
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NAB Chairman Directs Transparent Completion of Sugar Scam Investigations
The NAB Chairman has directed the transparent completion of sugar scam investigations.
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Punjab govt to set up 309 Ramzan bazaars
The Punjab government has decided to set up 309 Ramzan bazaars in the province during the holy month to provide maximum relief to the common man
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Inflation has risen, but eggs have become cheaper?
According to a report by Baaghi TV, the rise in the rate of inflation was reported by the Statistics Agency on Saturday. Inflation has risen from zero to 53 percent in recent weeks. The overall rate of inflation reached 7.82%. In one week, the prices of 31 food items increased. Nation united against Indian tyranny:…