Pakistan’s ICT & Telecom exports grow by 46%
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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Pakistan’s ICT & Telecom exports grew by 46 percent to US$ 1.70 billion during July-April 2021 as compared to US$ 1.17 billion in July April 2020, according to Prime Minister’s Adviser for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood.
The adviser said that in April 2021, ICT & Telecom exports grew by 66% to US$ 196 million as compared to US$ 118 million in April 2020.
Abdul Razak Dawood said that these exports now look set to breach the 2 billion mark for the first time in our history.
“I commend the hard work of our ICT & Telecom exporters and assure them that the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is at their service for any facilitation they need,” he said.
Pakistan Breaks Records for Kinnow Exports This Year
Pakistan has set a new record in its exports of kinnows it exported 460,000 tons of citrus fruit in 2020-21, which is the highest ever export volume of kinnows in the history of Pakistan.
A significant demand for Pakistani kinnows was observed during the pandemic and this is thought to have played a vital role in pandemic-related consumption owing to the fruit’s ability to strengthen the immune system against the coronavirus.
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The Patron-In-Chief of the All Pakistan Fruit & Vegetable Exporters, Importers & Merchants Association (PFVA), Waheed Ahmed, stated that Pakistan had exported 460,000 tons of kinnows to 40 countries during the export season that concluded in April 2021, which is 30 percent higher than last year’s export volume of 353,000 tons.
First shipment by trucks leaves for Uzbekistan: Dawood News Desk
A milestone has been achieved in Pakistan’s transit trade history as the first containerised shipment by trucks from Karachi under the Transport Internationaux Routier (TIR) Rules has cleared Torkham and is on its way to Uzbekistan.
Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood announced this in a tweet on Friday.
The adviser also said that the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has been working to open up trade with Uzbekistan and beyond. He added that this is the beginning of a new era whereby there would be free movement of trucks among Pakistan, Afghanistan and Central Asian Republics (CARs).
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Food Scanner Installed at Karachi Airport to Evaluate Quality of Export Items
In order to evaluate the quality of export shipments of fruits, vegetables, and other perishable food items, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) have decided to install a state-of-the-art high-capacity scanner at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi.
The development is in line with the Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Exporters Association’s (PFVA) Horticulture Vision 2030 which calls for automated and expeditious evaluation of the quality of export shipments at airports in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, and Multan.
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A special shed to store and protect all export shipments from ill-effects of the weather will also be constructed at Jinnah International Airport along with the installation of the scanner.