Pharma shipments lift Singapore exports for third straight month

Exporters urge govt to extend export date to June 1

Trade deficit contracts 19% to $2.1b as lockdown disrupts international trade

Officials say it will boost local industry and aid in exporting services

Exports may suffer moderately as countries across the globe move to soften lockdown

Covid-19 has also created opportunities for Pakistan in the short, medium and long term

Textile, leather, sports goods, meat, fruits and vegetables, medical instrument and auto parts production allowed

Govt making efforts to ensure agricultural production remains unhurt

Finance adviser assures industrialists export rebate will be given in April

Around 21 firms in Pakistan qualified to process citrus for export to Beijing