SARGODHA: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that sugar mill owners benefitted from the surge in sugar prices in the country at the expense of the masses by increasing the rates. The comments came while talking to the media in Sardogha. The premier also commented on the issue of Jahangir Tareen's hearings saying, "I am ready to listen to everyone's reservations, but there is one thing they should understand; sugar prices increased by Rs26 in a year or so." An increase of Rs26 per kg in sugar prices translates into Rs120-130 billion, and this huge sum of money went from the citizens' pockets to the sugar mills, PM Imran Khan said. "It is obvious: the government has to work in the best interests of the people and we've asked the FIA (Federal Investigation Agency) to probe the matter. During the investigation, several horrific things were revealed to us." The premier said he was ready to speak to those who had reservations against the proceedings, but stressed that the government would uphold the law — the same law that is applicable to everyone. PM Imran Khan said the "elite and the powerful are the actual menaces behind the country's downfall. If you combine the amount of...