LAHORE: Federal Commerce Minister Khurram Dastgir has said that the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has established an ‘India Cell’ to scrutinize the agriculture trade with India in collaboration with Wagha Agri Trade Committee.
While chairing a high level meeting of the commerce ministry, the minister said that the government will monitor the trade of agricultural items with India with the help of Wagha Agri Trade Committee.
Talking about trade of agricultural items with India, Dastgir further said that government could not leave the local farmers on the mercy of any loss-making situation.
He said that Wagha Agri Trade Committee and India Cell would regularly present their report to the commerce ministry regarding details on trade with India. The committee would not only monitor the trade of agricultural products through Wagha boarder but it would also prepare its proposals for the trade in this regard. It would also maintain the record of exports and imports from India apart from keeping an eye on prices of commodities, supply situation and dumping of importable products. The committee would present its report for the solution of any trade issue.
The committee would work under the supervision of Director General Trade Development Authority Lahore. Other members of the committee would comprise of officials from Pakistan Customs Wagha Lahore, National Logistic Cell Wagha Lahore, Pakistan National Accreditation Council, Department of Plant Protection Karachi, Animal Quarantine Department Lahore, Provincial Agriculture Department, District Administration Lahore, President of Farmers Association of Pakistan, Chairman Rice Exporters Association Pakistan and Chairman Pakistan Kissan Ittehad along with others.
