Dawn reports that the Sharif family's Brother Sugar Mill appears to be responsible for the sugar crisis and hoarding.

The government disclosed on Friday the names of three big sugar mills and said they were responsible for the current crisis and hoarding of the commodity. The mills are Tandliawala Sugar Mills, Brother Sugar Mills and Kashmir Sugar Mills. According to the statement, the mills have held back 240,000 tons of the government-purchased sugar, creating an artificial shortage in the market.

The News reports that Nawaz Sharif's sugar mill has stock of over 10,000 tons while sugar prices have reached all-time high of Rs 55-60 per kg.

Additional reporting shows that the Sharif family's Chaudhry sugar mill has also been implicated in hoarding.

According to Dawn's Toba Tek Singh correspondent, the district administration on Friday took control of the stocks of Kamalia and Chaudhry sugar mills.

Kamalia Sugar Mills is owned by former senator Farooq Ahmad Khan and Chaudhry Sugar Mills by Nawaz Sharif family.

An official said Kamalia Sugar Mills' stock of 625,000 bags (50kg each) would be sufficient to meet the needs of the district for four months.

He said citizens would get the commodity at reduced price of Rs40 per kilo from selected stores and utility stores.

He said the stock of Chaudhry Sugar Mills would be supplied to Okara district.