ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to import of various food items at only Karachi sea port for inspection by plant and protection department.
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet considered issues in the applicability of SRO. 1067(I)/2017 due to limited human resource and capacity constraints of Department of Plant Protection (DPP).
The ECC decided that the import of various food items as listed in SRO. 1067(I)/2017 would only be allowed at Karachi Sea Port, and land border posts at Sost, Chaman, Torkham, Taftan, Wagha, Peshawar and Quetta till the required human resource with necessary technical capacity is raised by the DPP for handling inspection work at other ports of the country.