US e-commerce giant Amazon has added Pakistan to its approved Seller’ List, Adviser to Prime Minister of Pakistan for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood announced on Thursday.
The adviser said that they have been engaged with Amazon since last year and that it is a great opportunity for Pakistani youth, SMEs and women entrepreneurs.“An important milestone of e-commerce policy achieved has been through teamwork by many people across the globe,” he added.
Dawood has time and again stressed the importance of e-commerce as an extremely vital sector of the economy, especially in view of the modern pandemic of Covid-19.
Daily Times
May 7, 2021
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood announced Thursday that American e-commerce giant Amazon has decided to add Pakistan to its approved sellers’ list. “We have finally made it. Amazon will be adding Pakistan its Sellers’ List within a few days. We have been engaged with Amazon since last year and now it’s happening. It is a great opportunity for our youth, SMEs and women entrepreneurs,” he wrote on Twitter.
“An important milestone of e-Commerce policy achieved has been through teamwork by many people across the globe.” Earlier, the adviser had said that e-commerce policy would help eliminate corruption and improve performance. Speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad, Dawood said e-commerce policy had been prepared with consultation of partners. The policy would play an important role in projecting Pakistani products abroad and added that the government was pursuing the agenda of promoting exports.
Fawad defends PM Imran s criticism of Pakistani missions
Minister hints at appropriate action against the responsible staffers
Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry addressing a press conference at the PID in Islamabad on March 16, 2021. SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABD:
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday backed Prime Minister Imran Khan for his criticism of the country s diplomatic staff based in foreign states and hinted at appropriate action against the responsible staffers.
Addressing the media in Islamabad along with Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, Fawad said there have been incidents in which Pakistani labourers have been barred from entering Pakistani embassies.
Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and Commerce Adviser Abdul Razak Dawood address a press conference in Islamabad. DawnNewsTV
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Friday questioned why action shouldn t be taken against foreign service officials for instances of blocking labour access to embassies.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad alongside Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, Chaudhry said: There are incidents where embassy officials placed rocks and blocked routes to (Pakistani) embassies so labour could not enter. Should proceedings not be initiated against them?
He said that the details of events which had caused Prime Minister Imran Khan to address the country s ambassadors and point out their mistakes should be examined.
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said that Pakistan would be added to Amazon s list of sellers within a few days. Reuters/File
Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Thursday that Pakistan would be added to e-commerce giant Amazon s sellers list within the next few days. We have finally made it. We have been engaged with Amazon since last year and now it’s happening. It is a great opportunity for our youth, small and medium enterprises and women entrepreneurs, he said. An important milestone of the e-commerce policy has been achieved through teamwork by many people across the globe, he said.