Suger Is Injurious To Health: Amin Faheem

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 at 1:28 pm

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Minister for Commerce, Makhdoom Amin Faheem has advised nation cut in use of sugar as he termed it as ‘Injurious to Helath’.

This he said during briefing to media and Senate Committee for Trade on Tuesday.

He dismissed allegations leveled on Trade and Commerce Ministry to create room for sugar crisis in country, adding that my ministry imported sugar as soon as we were directed.

On the occasion, secretary Trade Salman Ghani said the sugar price will be set no less than Rs50 per kilogram in forthcoming season owing to hike in sugarcane crop price.

Government will have to make sure provision of subsidized sugar on cheap prices, he concluded.