Pak pharma firms withhold payment of $430K of Indian exporters


New Delhi, Mar 25 (IANS): The Central government has informed the Rajya Sabha that Pakistani pharmaceutical importers held back the payment of $430,000 of Indian exporters for pharmaceutical products exported to Pakistan from April to December 2021.

"As per available records, India has exported $203.68 million worth of pharmaceutical products to Pakistan from April to December 2021.

Some instances of non-payment of dues to Indian exporters of pharmaceutical products by Pakistani importers have been brought to our notice. As per the data available, the total amount of dues unpaid to Indian exporters is around $430,000," Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday in a written reply in the Upper House.

Responding to the query of BJP MP Subramanian Swamy, who had had asked whether some pharmaceutical companies and suppliers supplied pharmaceutical items to Pakistan, and if they have not been paid for the goods exported to Pakistan, Jaishankar added that the matter of unpaid dues has been taken up with the relevant authorities in Pakistan through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad and Pakistani authorities are yet to respond on the issue.

 

  

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  • Manoj, Hyderabad

    Sun, Mar 27 2022

    Let both countries show positive response to Indian flag and agree to our currency and become a union territory , shall solve all problems.

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  • Ashok, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 25 2022

    Pakistan and Sri Lanka are going through serious economic crisis. Their Foreign currency reserves are at the low and Sri Lanka in particular is struggling to pay for imports of essential commodities. India had sent large shipments of Covid related medicines and kits and probably that has not been paid for.

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  • Jossy Tauro, Mangalore

    Fri, Mar 25 2022

    See here Abdhbhakts. Indian Government still doing trade with Pakistan. And here people opposing trade with Muslims. Indian government exporting beef and in Indian trying to ban. All political leaders eat and enjoy together. But for the people make fight with hatred speeches. Normal people dying for the party and loosing life. But leaders and their family safely inside and watching dramas

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  • Avadhootha, Iha

    Fri, Mar 25 2022

    Nattunakulegu saala koriyere balli.

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