“My decision to ban import of luxury items will save the country precious foreign exchange. My decision to ban import of luxury items will save the country precious foreign exchange. Import of the items have been prohibited to support the balance of payments position, according to the cabinet decision. The prohibition on import of these items may be reviewed after two months, the federal cabinet decided. Import of the proposed list of non-essential items can be prohibited by placing them in Appendix-A of the Import Policy Order (IPO), 2022.

Source: The Express Tribune May 20, 2022 07:30 UTC