ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Constitution Protection Movement has written a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan, demanding a suo-motu notice on the sugar crisis and accountability for the sugar mills.
The letter states that half of the sugar mills are owned by politicians who, while being part of the government, craft policies that benefit them in billions of rupees, with the burden falling on the common people.
The movement has called on the Chief Justice to take suo-motu notice and conduct a rigorous investigation into illegal policies within the sugar industry. They argue that billions of rupees are openly looted from the public, while accountability institutions remain silent. They urge the Supreme Court to form a judicial commission to investigate this scandal, which they describe as a glaring example of conflicts of interest and self-enrichment by politicians involved in the industry.
According to data presented in the Public Accounts Committee, over 300 billion rupees have been involved in corruption. There are fears that by January 2026, the price of sugar could exceed 200 rupees per kilogram.
Leaders of the Pakistan Constitution Protection Movement, including Mahmood Achakzai, Allama Naser Abbas, Asad Qaiser, and Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, also sent a letter highlighting that government policies have favored capitalists, contrary to IMF conditions. The last 24 months of sugar exports and imports reflect clear influence of the sugar mafia on national policies.
