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Will consider importing vegetables, other edible items from India: Pakistan

It looks to import vegetables and other essential food items amid devastating floods

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Shreya Nandi New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Aug 30 2022 | 12:43 AM IST

Pakistan, which is currently reeling from massive floods, may consider importing essential food items from India.

Addressing a press conference on Monday, Pakistan Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said that the government can “consider importing vegetables and other edible items from India” to facilitate people after recent floods destroyed crops across the country, according to media reports. The minister’s comment was in response to a question.

Pakistan is witnessing a massive surge in the prices of various vegetables and fruits because of the floods, which have resulted in supply-related challenges in vegetables in Balochistan, Sindh, and south Punjab. According to reports,

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