Tazeen Akhtar
The brother country Indonesia has immediately supplied palm oil to Pakistan. The first ship full of 30,000 metric tons of edible oil arrived on 17 June 2022. The ship left for Pakistan on 14 June. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif had a telephone conversation with Indonesian President Joko Widodo on June 10.
At the direction of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the Pakistani delegation visited Indonesia and held negotiations with the Indonesian Ministry of Commerce that were successful.
A total of 2.5 million metric tons of edible oil is being supplied to Pakistan from Indonesia.
10 ships loaded with edible oil will arrive in Pakistan in the next two weeks from Indonesia and Malaysia.
On the directive of Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Minister for Industries and Production Syed Murtaza Mahmood settled matters with his Indonesian counterpart.
At the request of the Pakistani delegation, the Indonesian Ministry of Commerce expedited all related matters. The visiting delegation included Tariqullah Sufi, chairman of the Pakistan Vegetable Manufacturers Association and Rashid Jan Muhammad, a member of the association.
Prime Minister Shahbaz has appreciated the cooperation of Government of Indonesia and said that the arrival of oil will help stabilize the prices in Pakistani market.
Here it is worth mentioning that the prices of edible oil were increased more than 500 pkr liter during last two weeks that left the public with no option to spend more money on oil or leave the use of this necessary item in their food.
Telephone conversation between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Joko Widodo of Indonesia
