Malaysian Consul General in Karachi Herman Hardynata bin Ahmad has said that around 10,000 Pakistani products have been included in a free trade agreement whereas Malaysia has 6,000 products. He said although 45 MoUs had been signed between Pakistan and Malaysia, in the absence of government-level agreements Pakistani students had limited academic opportunities in the Far East nation. Read Rice exports surge by 95.26%He was of the view that various areas of Pakistan had immense tourism potential and ideal opportunities. He was surprised to note that despite having a rich coastline in Karachi, required attention was not given to it for tourism purposes. He said he would talk to the Malaysian government to increase the import of Pakistani rice, adding that Pakistani exporters could use Malaysian ports for trade with other countries as a transit facility.
