ISLAMABAD – The government has banned import of all non-essential luxury items under an emergency economic plan. Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took to Twitter to say that the decision would “save the country’s precious foreign exchange”. Aurangzeb said that in light of this, it was decided to impose a ban on the import of all non-essential luxury items. federal government on the directives of the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has immediately imposed a ban on the import of luxury items, which are imported by paying cash USD. Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif defended his decision to ban the import of luxury items and said this move will save the country’s precious foreign exchange.

Source: The Nation May 20, 2022 13:15 UTC