ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated his economic teamfor bringing sugar prices down through multi-pronged strategy.

In a tweet on Saturday, PM Imran Khan said that sugar is being sold at anational average of 81 rupees per kilogram while it was on 102 rupees perkilogram a month back.

On the other hand, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umarhas said that the price of sugar fell by an average of Rs31 over the lastmonth.

He further said government faces opposition when it tries to fix the systemand if opposition is from powerful elements of the society, bringing changebecomes harder for the authorities.