A crackdown was ordered against fertilizer hoarders
Islamabad: The Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) has directed provincial governments to launch a nationwide crackdown on fertilizer aggregators and has also asked tax authorities to start auditing urea companies and their dealers. Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir has directed chief ministers and chief secretaries of provinces to start cracking down on individuals and companies involved in urea hoarding, officials aware of the development said. The development came after the federal and provincial governments failed to protect the interests of poor farmers, who were forced to pay Rs5,500 to Rs6,000 for a bag of urea against the normal
