Pakistan, July 30 -- The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has sought the names of sugar mill owners from the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) in connection with the ongoing sugar crisis.

During the committee's session, chaired by Junaid Akbar Khan, FBR officials were asked to share details of mill owners who benefited from export subsidies and tax exemptions, while the Ministry of Industries and Production was grilled over the rising sugar prices and the rationale behind sugar import and export decisions.

Committee member Riaz Fatyana alleged that the nation had been defrauded of Rs287 billion under the guise of sugar prices and that those who highlighted the issue, such as Punjab's cane commissioner Zaman Wattoo, were sidelined.

He quest...