Emphasising on diversification of export products, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said the government has been providing all possible facilities to exporters.
Chairing a review meeting on enhancing national exports on Wednesday, the prime minister said that there is need to focus on the countries that offer market for Pakistani products and directed for giving targets to the officers deputed at Pakistani missions abroad in this regard.
The prime minister ordered a focus on non-traditional products including food products, fruit, information technology and ceramics for enhancing exports.
Presenting a comparative analysis, the Commerce Division told the meeting that value-added exports rose by $3.8 billion in 2020-21 as compared to the exports done during 2015-18. The meeting was apprised that due to investment friendly policies and incentives to the exporters, an increase of $2.7 billion in export of non-traditional products has also been recorded.
The meeting was informed that besides exports of traditional products, steps are being taken to enhance the volume of non-traditional products including food products, fruit, information technology and ceramics.
During the session, the participants were briefed on the progress of Kisan Cards and olive cultivation. It was also told that the dashboard of the food security is fully activated for wheat and the digital platform is possessing complete statistics regarding the supply and demand of wheat across the country. The real-time monitoring of the import and exports will assist the government for timely legislation besides helping the authorities take action against profiteers and hoarders. The steps will prevent the country from facing food crises in the future.
It was briefed that other food commodities including sugar will be included in the dashboard after wheat to make available the real-time data of the stocks.
Moreover, a briefing was given on the agricultural transformation plan where the concerned officials told the participants that the authorities are ensuring the provision of seeds for increasing the crops’ production.
The meeting was attended by Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin, Adviser to PM for Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood, National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf and high-level officials.
