As sugar prices continues to sky rocket, Gilani says no to sweet dishes.Byline: ANI Islamabad Islamabad (ĭs'ləməbäd`, ĭslăm`–), city (1998 pop. 524,500), capital of Pakistan, NE Pakistan, just NE of Rawalpindi, the former interim capital. , Sep.13 (ANI): In his bid to set an example and to persuade people to consume less sugar as its price continues to sky rocket in the country, Pakistan Pakistan (păk`ĭstăn', päkĭstän`), officially Islamic Republic of Pakistan, republic (2005 est. pop. 162,420,000), 310,403 sq mi (803,944 sq km), S Asia. Prime Minister Yousuf Yousuf is a given name or surname, and may refer to:
"The orders are being implemented from today. He wants to tell the people that they can live healthier by taking less sugar," an official at the Prime Minister House said. It is worth mentioning here that sugar prices in Pakistan have reached an all time high primarily due to massive hoarding and black marketing. People have been forced to shell out more money damaging their budget. They have no option other than spending extra money even in the month of Ramazan. Authorities, however, said there was no shortage of sugar in the country and blamed hoarders for creating an 'artificial crisis', but they failed to mention what action has been taken to counter the issue. eanwhile, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Qamar Zaman (born 1952, in Quetta, Pakistan) is a former squash player from Pakistan. He was one of the leading players in the game in the 1970s and 1980s. His biggest triumph was winning the British Open in 1975. Qamar won the Pakistan junior squash championship in 1968. Kaira has also urged people to consume less sugar. "Let's persuade people to consume less sugar and then we will see where these hoarders sell their sugar," The Dawn quoted Kaira, as saying. It may be noted that the average annual consumption of sugar in Pakistan is 25 kgs (55 pounds) per person, which is much higher than India, China and Bangladesh. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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