Overview
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a comprehensive strategy to export surplus food to Gulf states and tasked the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation to arrange sea transport.
- A daily review committee will track the situation, with strict oversight of supply and demand to safeguard domestic availability.
- Pakistan’s ambassadors and trade officers in Gulf countries were instructed to proactively promote exports and coordinate with the private sector.
- Officials reported sufficient national stocks with no shortages and outlined export potential across crops, meat, poultry, dairy, and seafood.
- The initiative responds to regional supply-chain disruptions from the Middle East conflict, which the government says have created near-term openings for Pakistani products.