LAHORE: Pakistan imported about 513,000 tons of palm oil from Malaysia during the period of Jan-Aug 2016, which reused primarily in the food sector. In fact, every year several million tons of palm oil (especially palm olein) are used worldwide for frying due to the oil’s high oxidative stability which produced high quality and tasty foods.
Another Malaysia’s palm oil product, the Minyak Cooking Oil made its way into the local Pakistan market. At the product launching ceremony of Minyak Cooking Oil on 16 September 2016, Consul General of Malaysia in Karachi, Ismail Mohammad Bkri stated that the consulate would continue to support and facilitate any efforts to expand the presence of Malaysia products in Pakistan.
There were room for improvement and strengthening of existing bilateral relations between the two brotherly country of Malaysia and Pakistan, especially in trade.
The Malaysian Consul General appreciate cooperation and support from Agha Supermarket which sold Minyak Cooking Oil and few other Malaysian products in their outlet.