ISLAMABAD : In an attempt to cease downfall of the forex reserves and stop free fall of the rupee versus dollar , the government on Thursday slapped ban on import of 38 luxurious items. The measure will help Pakistan improve its forex reserve and off set imminent default on its international obligations. The items which will not be allowed to import into Pakistan now included luxurious cars. Other non -essential items which will not be allowed to import into Pakistan under the new import regime included mobile phones, home appliances,fruits and dry fruits (except from Afghanistan), crockery, private weapons and ammunition, shoes, chandeliers and lighting (except energy savers),
headphones and loudspeakers, sauces,
doors and window frames, travelling bags and suitcases, sanitary ware,fish and frozen fish, carpets (except from Afghanistan), preserved fruits, tissue paper, furniture, shampoos, confectionary, luxury mattresses and sleeping bags, jams and jelly,
cornflakes, toiletries,
heaters, blowers, sunglasses, kitchen ware, aerated water, frozen meat, juices, pasta, ice cream, cigarettes, shaving goods, luxury leather apparel,
musical instruments, salon items like hair dryers etc and chocolates.
Information minister told the reporters that the ban on import of non essential items will help Pakistan get out of the current economic crisis . she said Pakistan was faced with economic emergency like crises and it demands implementation of tough decisions like ban on import of non essential items .
