Government removes Jahangir Tareen from chairmanship of agriculture task force

Tareen said in a tweet that he was never the chairperson of any agri taskforce

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) senior leader Jahangir Khan Tareen has been removed as the chairman of Agriculture Task Force after the emergence of a probe report against responsible persons behind flour and sugar crisis in the country.

The government has commenced taking action against those found involved in flour and sugar crisis in Pakistan as a senior politician of PTI Jahangir Khan Tareen from the top position of an agriculture task force.

While talking to ARY News, Shahbaz Gill confirmed that Tareen was removed from a semi-formal agriculture task force. Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken action on the basis of a probe report, he added.

Prior to the latest development, Punjab Food Minister Samiullah Chaudhry resigned from his post amid flour and sugar scandal. He tendered his resignation to Chief Minister Usman Buzdar during a meeting in Lahore.

His resignation comes after a report by the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) claimed that the Punjab food department failed to come up with a process for the demand and supply of the product.

On Saturday, the federal government on Saturday made public reports of a high-level inquiry into the sugar and wheat crises that had hit the people hard across the country in January.

Under the stewardship of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general Wajid Zia, two teams carried out a probe into the crises and furnished their reports to the prime minister upon completion for perusal.

Prime Minister Khan went through the report before these were made public.

Tareen refuted that he was chairperson of any taskforce:

Jahangir Tareen refuted media reports that he has been removed as the chairperson of an Agriculture Task Force after an inquiry report naming politicians responsible for the flour and sugar crisis in the country came out Saturday.

Tareen tweeted that the news being reported that he had been “removed” as the chairperson was incorrect. He said he was never the chairperson of any taskforce.

“Can anyone show me a notification with me as chairman? Please get your facts right people,” wrote Tareen.

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