Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar today chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee for the Export of Surplus Sugar.

According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the meeting finalized modalities for the export of 200,000 metric tons of sugar and approved a monitoring committee for regular checks on sugar prices.

The Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister directed all concerned ministries to expedite the process and complete the pending formalities immediately in order to support the sugar industry, sugarcane farmers and boost foreign exchange earnings while protecting domestic consumers.

The meeting was attended by the Ministers for National Food Security and Climate Change, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tariq Bajwa, Secretaries of Commerce and National Food Security and Research, and other relevant stakeholders from federal and provincial departments.