ISLAMABAD: The Islam-abad High Court (IHC) was on Friday urged to issue directions regarding initiation of legal action against sugar and flour mills owners in view of the Federal Investigation Agency's (FIA's) report. Muhammad Zaman Gillani filed a writ petition seeking legal action against the sugar and flour mills owners.

He cited the federation through secretary Ministry of Textile Industry, secretary Ministry of National Food Security and Research, director general FIA, chairman National Accountability Bureau, and the Punjab government through its chief minister, as respondents.

The petitioner stated, among other things, that the FIA submitted an investigation report into the sugar and wheat crises, which was ordered by Prime Minister Imran Khan in February, 2020. When the two preliminary inquiry reports were presented to him, he ordered them to be made public. The reports pointing out to sudden price hikes of sugar and wheat were released immediately without any "alteration or tampering".

He requested the court to accept this writ petition and issue directions regarding initiation of legal action against the sugar and flour mills owners "pointed out by the FIA in its report". He also prayed that the respondents may be directed that the amount recovered from the culprits may be used to decrease inflation all over Pakistan in the larger interest of public.

Copyright Business Recorder, 2020