ISLAMABAD: Responding to a suo
motu case on the sale of substandard cooking oil, the Supre
me Court (SC) sought report from the authorities concerned on the side effects
of packed milk and the list of groceries being sold in the utility stores of the country.
A two-member bench of the SC, headed by Justice Saqib Nisar, heard the case on Thursday. Utility stores’ managing director and industries and production’s secretary ministry produc
ed the repo
rt before the court.
The court was informed that two corporations producing ghee have been banned and branded products would be sold next. On which the Chief Justice remarked that there is a need to take realistic measures against the culprits.
The court adjourn
ed the hearing and sought report within ten days.
