No ban, no duty on export of potato: Ministry
LAHORE: The total requirement for potato is 3.75 million ton in Pakistan and expected yield is 4.2 million ton, of which 95 to 97 percent is produced in Punjab and…
Government losing revenue as clearance of spices, dry fruits stopped
KARACHI: Government is losing revenue to the tune of billions of rupees as hundreds of containers of spices, betel nuts, dry fruits and other edibles are stuck at ports waiting…
DPP restricts import of commodities without pest risk analysis
KARACHI: The Department of Plant Protection (DPP), Ministry of National Food Security has rejected application seeking permit for import of 45 commodities from different countries via Dubai as the biosecurity…
Import of “Valencia Oranges” from Egypt, SHC issues notices for May 02
KARACHI: An appellate bench of High Court of Sindh (SHC) comprising Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Arshad Hussain Khan on Tuesday ordered issuance of notices to the Collector Customs, Appraisement,…
Government checks influx of harmful agro commodities from Iran
KARACHI: The Ministry of National Food Security & Research has taken strict note of influx of agro commodities from Iran in violation of Pakistan Plant Quarantine Act, 1976 posing threat…