Regional supply chains affected
\nLahore
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) to take the necessary measures to export food items to Gulf countries via maritime routes as the Iran war disrupts food supply in the region, according to a statement released by the Prime Minister\u2019s Office.
\nThe statement said that PM Shehbaz chaired a meeting to review Pakistan\u2019s domestic food situation and the export of surplus commodities in light of changing regional dynamics due to the US-Israel war on Iran.
\nThe meeting was attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, federal ministers Jam Kamal Khan, Rana Tanveer Hussain, and Ahad Khan Cheema, Special Assistant Haroon Akhtar, senior officials, provincial chief secretaries, and representatives of private-sector associations.
\nThe prime minister directed that \u201cfull monitoring of the supply and demand of food items be carried out to ensure national food requirements are met.\u201d Officials briefed the meeting that Pakistan has \u201cabundant reserves of food items and there is no shortage of any essential commodity.\u201d
\nPM Shehbaz highlighted that disruptions in global supply chains had \u201cincreased Pakistan\u2019s export capacity in the region,\u201d and instructed that the supply of food items to Gulf countries and their food security be ensured.
\nHe also called for a comprehensive plan \u201cto export surplus food items to Gulf countries without affecting Pakistan\u2019s domestic food requirements\u201d and emphasised that \u201chigh standards must be maintained\u201d in these exports, the statement added.
\nA committee will be formed to review the situation on a daily basis, while ambassadors and trade officers posted in Gulf countries have been instructed to remain proactive.
\nThe briefing, the statement said, included details of Pakistan\u2019s extensive export potential across its agricultural sector, including crops, meat, poultry, dairy, and seafood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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