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Print Print 2022-05-30

Import ban: Miftah issues clarification

  • Ministry of Finance to issue official clarification on Monday
Published May 30, 2022

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Miftah Ismail on Sunday clarified that the government had not imposed a ban on sanitary pads or diapers — or their raw materials — and that the restrictions only applied to “some luxury or non-essential goods”.

In a tweet this morning, he said that there is no ban on “any industrial raw material”. “The ban is only on some luxury or non-essential goods. And there is certainly no ban on sanitary pads or diapers (or their raw materials), which are obviously essential goods.”

The minister added that the government will issue an official clarification over the matter tomorrow (Monday).

No import ban on sanitary pads or diapers, clarifies Miftah Ismail

On May 19, the government imposed a ban on the import of non-essential luxury items under an “emergency economic plan”. The decision was announced after the dollar witnessed a meteoric rise against the rupee on account of the country’s rising import bill, growing current account deficit and depleting foreign exchange reserves.

Among the more than 30 categories of banned items on the list, some concerns were raised that the raw material used for the production of sanitary napkins were also among the banned items.

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hammad May 30, 2022 01:47pm
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Harris May 30, 2022 04:15pm
Miftah and noon league you people are nothing import ban results in sumugling. Better to lift the ban as soon as possible
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Nadir Osman May 31, 2022 08:55pm
Govt seems to feeble & weak. The initiative to ban un-necessary friviolous items was welcomed by all. Toys, animal food, juices candy, crokery etc were being imported, burdening a poor economy. But this govt has reverted all of this decision.
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Junaid Jun 01, 2022 10:02am
no matter if the ban is imposed, corrupt people have their own way and that is Smuggling
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Irfan memon Jun 02, 2022 04:16am
What will happen? if importer buy item and good before 19 may and shipping takes almost 15 days so what will be the decision of government?
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