Food

Revenue shouldn’t be increased by taxing food items. Taxing poultry to cause protein deficiency in masses. Country to plunge in acute food security crisis.

Food 18/02/2020

(February 17, 2020) President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said the revenue shortfall of Rs...

Economic activities, inflation growing. Price of food items, raw material increasing. Import duties be abolished to provide relief.

Food 29/12/2020

(December 28, 2020) Chairman of National Business Group of FPCCI, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said economic activity and inflation are on the increase. The price...

Pakistan is facing a serious food security threat. Food importing countries will be badly affected. War, climate change, expensive inputs damaging crops.

Food 02/07/2022

(June 29, 2022) Chairman of National Business Group Pakistan, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum, and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Wednesday said the whole world including Pakistan is facing a serious food...

Virus, wheat crisis mars household budgets. Masses made to pay for wheat sector circular debt. Recommendations of flour mills should be considered.

Food 22/12/2020

(December 21, 2020) Chairman of National Business Group of FPCCI, President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance, and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said the coronavirus and wheat crisis has ruined household budgets...

Government needs to fulfil its promise of establishing dry port and SBP office. 1.5 million tons of guavas are destroyed annually due to non-availability of cold storage facility....

Food 21/03/2018

(19 March, 2018) President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said Larkana’s rice is earning millions of dollars annually through...

PM’s steps to shield the poor from inflation lauded. Taxes, duties on edible items should be reversed.

Food 06/07/2019

(July 05, 2019) President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President All Karachi Industrial Alliance (AKIA), Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister, Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday lauded the PM Imran Khan for...

Businessmen asked to improve trade between Pakistan and France Pakistan can become world’s leading economic power.

Food 03/03/2018

(17 July, 2015) President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday asked the Pakistani and French business community to do their best to improve economic ties. The efforts of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif...

Increasing inflation hitting poor hard, Govt asked to establish discount stores across the country, Increasing petroleum, food imports widening deficit.

Food 25/03/2017

March 24, 2017 President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former Provincial Minister Mian Zahid Hussain said that the prices of necessitates are skyrocketing which has made life...

Country cannot afford further delay in construction of dams. Construction of mini dams across country proposed. Water scarcity poses great threat to food security.

Food 10/09/2016

September 05, 2016 President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF), President AKIA, Senior Vice Chairman of the Businessmen Panel of FPCCI and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Monday said country cannot afford further delay in construction of dams. Demand...

Administrative action failed, food prices be reduced through negotiations. If negotiations can help cut electricity price, it can also help reduce food price. Govt cannot blame former rulers for...

Food 22/08/2020

(August 21, 2020) President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum and All Karachi Industrial Alliance and former provincial minister Mian Zahid Hussain on Friday said administrative action and threats have failed to reduce prices flour and sugar therefore strategy should be...

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Revenue shouldn’t be increased by taxing food items. Taxing poultry to cause protein deficiency in masses. Country to plunge in acute food security crisis.

Economic activities, inflation growing. Price of food items, raw material increasing. Import duties be abolished to provide relief.

Pakistan is facing a serious food security threat. Food importing countries will be badly affected. War, climate change, expensive inputs damaging crops.

Virus, wheat crisis mars household budgets. Masses made to pay for wheat sector circular debt. Recommendations of flour mills should be considered.

Government needs to fulfil its promise of establishing dry port and SBP office. 1.5 million tons of guavas are destroyed annually due to non-availability of cold storage facility....

PM’s steps to shield the poor from inflation lauded. Taxes, duties on edible items should be reversed.

Businessmen asked to improve trade between Pakistan and France Pakistan can become world’s leading economic power.

Increasing inflation hitting poor hard, Govt asked to establish discount stores across the country, Increasing petroleum, food imports widening deficit.

Country cannot afford further delay in construction of dams. Construction of mini dams across country proposed. Water scarcity poses great threat to food security.

Administrative action failed, food prices be reduced through negotiations. If negotiations can help cut electricity price, it can also help reduce food price. Govt cannot blame former rulers for...

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