Pak Exports to Iraq Over 65 Million Dollars in First Seven MonthsPakistan's exports to Iraq totaled over 65 million US dollars in the first seven months of the current fiscal year as against only 2.5 million of last year, said the Chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau Tariq Ikram in an interview with Radio Pakistan Sunday.He said the export items include rice, wheat, tractors, ceramics and car batteries, etc. He pointed out that Iraq annually imports medicines worth 600 million dollars and Pakistan can do a lot to increase its share in the sector of medicine. He hoped there are prospects that the export of medicines to Iraq could touch the figure of 20 to 25 million dollars in the current fiscal. He said the two countries have enhanced their relations in wide areas. Iraq has also given concession to Pakistan for oil exploration in the south of the country, said Ikram. |
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