The Senate Standing Committee on Commerce was told that China is interested in importing donkeys and dogs from Pakistan.
The meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Commerce was held in Islamabad on Monday under the chairmanship of Senator Zeeshan Khanzada.
Senators Abdul Qadir and Dinesh Kumar said that China wants to import donkeys and dogs from Pakistan. Kumar said that China is a big export market.
Senator Qadir said that the Chinese ambassador has also highlighted that he wants to export meat due to the increase in local demand and low production.
More. Senator Mohammad Afridi said that animals are cheap in Afghanistan but buyers are not. Therefore, animals can be imported from there first and then exported to other countries.
But on this proposal, the relevant authorities said that there is a temporary ban on the import of animals from Afghanistan due to the spread of skin lump disease.
In the meeting, the members said that fishermen in Balochistan catch fish from the deep sea and sell it to foreign trawlers on the spot. He further said that the national exchequer is losing billions of dollars due to this act.
Senator Mirza Afridi said that exports should not be stopped under any circumstances while exporters should be facilitated as they bring in foreign exchange.
