ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Commerce on Thursday approved Rs950 million for export-related projects with an aim to provide competitiveness to the export value chain. The committee deliberated upon various proposals related to export sectors like leather, cutlery, fisheries, textile, sports goods, garments etc. Proposals amounting to Rs950 million were approved. The amount would be spent be on the upgradation and replacement of physical testing equipment at Pakistan Textile Testing Foundation in Faisalabad, a testing laboratory for leather, Karachi Garment City Company. Hi-Scan X-Ray Inspection System at Sialkot International Airport, building for SAARC Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and compliance to IOTC’s resolutions for export of tuna.

Source: Pakistan Today March 18, 2021 18:45 UTC