Pakistan

Pakistan to import onions, tomatoes from Iran and Afghanistan

Published

2 years ago

Farwa

Recent torrential rains and flooding have affected production of vegetables and other crops.
Situation triggers price hike and potential food crisis.
Price of onions and tomatoes touches Rs300 per kg due to shortage of supply.

Pakistani authorities have decided to import onions and tomatoes from neighbouring producers Iran and Afghanistan in light of the soaring prices and impending food crisis, after catastrophic floods across the country.

The recent torrential rains and flooding have affected the production of vegetables and other crops.

The Ministry of Commerce announced the decision at a meeting chaired by Commerce Minister Naveed Qamar. The minister also reviewed the availability of tomatoes and onions in the country.

The session decided to facilitate the import of onions and tomatoes from Afghanistan and Iran to meet the demand for these vegetables across the country. The participants said that the country would face a shortage of onions and tomatoes in the next three months, adding: “Current flooding has damaged crops and a shortage and hike in prices is expected.”

“Import of tomatoes and onions will help in availability and stabilisation of prices of these vegetables in the country,” the meeting told, The News reported. The meeting decided that the Ministry of Commerce will work with the national food security ministry and the FBR. The session also decided to get relief in levies and duties on the import of tomatoes and onions from the Economic Coordination Committee of the federal cabinet.

Qamar had earlier stressed the need for immediate steps for the availability of tomatoes and onions to consumers and stabilisation of the soaring prices of these commodities. The price of onions and tomatoes has touched Rs300 per kg due to a shortage of supply in the market owing to recent floods.

ISLAMIC

Indus Highway multi-vehicle incidents result in eight deaths and twenty injuries.

Published

23 hours ago

Farwa

A passenger bus, an oil tanker, and a mini-truck collided with one another during the early hours of Wednesday. The unfortunate traveler was traveling from Karachi to Larkana.

Police and rescue teams arrived at the accident scene and began a rescue operation after receiving information.

Eight deaths were verified by SSP Jamshoro Muhammad Tariq Nawaz, who also said that twenty injured individuals had been moved to a neighboring hospital in Manjhand.

While more investigation into the accident was being conducted, the police stated that overtaking was the cause of the tragedy.

On April 14, an accident involving a passenger bus and coaster on the M9 Motorway near Nooriabad, Jamshoro area, resulted in four fatalities and twenty injuries.

The coaster, according to the police, was transporting a wedding party from Karachi to the Kambar-Shahdadkot district’s Nawan Jatoi hamlet.
Ali Jan Magsi, Ghulam Shabbir Chandio, 8-year-old Sadia Magsi, and an unidentified woman were named among the deceased.

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CM Marryam advises MPAs to keep an eye on naan and roti costs.

Published

23 hours ago

Farwa

The MPAs have been instructed by Punjab Chief Minister Marryam Nawaz Sharif to keep an eye on the cost of naan and roti in their respective regions.

The duty of keeping an eye on roti and naan prices falls on the District Monitoring Committees.

The MPAs were instructed by the CM to uphold the official prices in their respective regions.

She threatened to take tough measures against Punjab’s extortionate naan and roti sales.

She finished by saying that public officials should assume a prominent role in guaranteeing the public’s relief from naan and roti pricing.

Business

Huge investment potential exists in the telecom and IT sectors. Shaza Fatima

Published

23 hours ago

Farwa

According to Shaza Fatima Khawaja, Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication, there are numerous investment prospects in Pakistan’s IT and telecom sectors.

She noted that the current administration is dedicated to fostering foreign investment in the nation, in line with the Prime Minister’s goal.

According to a news release, CEOs Wateen Adil Rashid and Muhammad Shahbaz Khan of Taavun (Pvt) Limited, who paid her a visit on Tuesday, spoke with Minister of State for IT and Telecommunication Shaza Fatima Khawaja.

She declared that the private sector would receive complete support because it is essential to growing our exports.

Regarding youngsters, she stated that they are our greatest asset and that efforts are being made to further their growth.

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates was thanked by Shaza Fatima for his particular interest in promoting additional investment in Pakistan’s telecom industry.