Govt exported 1.2 MMT sugar during 2016-17: Pervaiz Malik  

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Commerce and Textile Muhammad Pervaiz Malik on Friday said that since the start of the crushing year 2016-17 up until now, the Government of Pakistan has approved sugar export of 2.750MMT, out of which, approximately 1.2 MMT of sugar has been exported and the rest of the export is ongoing.

Speaking in the National Assembly during session hour, the minister said that the above-mentioned quantity of sugar has been exported, among others, to the countries including Afghanistan, Canada, Djibouti, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Myanmar, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam and Yemen.