Pakistan, Jan. 23 -- Despite the fact that the Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) had pointed out collusive practices in flour and sugar industries and had subsequently imposed a penalty on millers' association, the commission has earned Prime Minister Imran Khan's ire over the prevalent wheat fiasco in the country.
According to sources, the CCP had already submitted its findings before the federal government regarding prevalent collusive practices in flour and sugar industries, including manipulation of flour and sugar prices by cartels, during December 2019.
The CCP had informed the government that it had imposed a penalty of Rs75 million on Pakistan Flour Mills Association (PFMA) for fixing the price and quantity of wheat flour i...