Food

Continued hike in fuel prices hitting poor. Deficit shouldn’t be reduced by hitting the poor.

Food 04/03/2017

March 03, 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 on Friday said continued rise in fuel prices is resulting in miseries...

Seventeen percent tax on edibles criticised/ against national interests, Decision to hit majority of the poor, open flood gates to inflation Declaring packaged food as luxury items IMF’s recipe.

Food 28/10/2016

May 20, 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 Friday criticised government’s decision to impose five to seventeen percent sales...

Expanding current account deficit a threat to the economy: Textile, food exports fell by 25.79 percent in first two months. Workers remittances, private sector credit registers fall.

Food 24/09/2016

September 23, 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 Friday asked the authorities to take notice of the falling exports...

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...

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Continued hike in fuel prices hitting poor. Deficit shouldn’t be reduced by hitting the poor.

Seventeen percent tax on edibles criticised/ against national interests, Decision to hit majority of the poor, open flood gates to inflation Declaring packaged food as luxury items IMF’s recipe.

Expanding current account deficit a threat to the economy: Textile, food exports fell by 25.79 percent in first two months. Workers remittances, private sector credit registers fall.

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

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