Pakistan, Oct. 8 -- Sugar millers across Punjab and Sindh have warned of possible sugar shortages and price hikes after the Federal Board of Revenue's (FBR) Track and Trace (T&T) portal went offline repeatedly. The outages have disrupted dispatches from mills, creating uncertainty in the market and raising concerns among traders and consumers. The Pakistan Sugar Mills Association (PSMA) said the shutdowns have continued for several days, making it difficult for mills to release sugar to wholesalers and retailers in time.

In a letter addressed to Federal Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and Minister for National Food Security Rana Tanveer Hussain, the PSMA expressed serious concerns over the repeated technical failures of the T&T porta...