Finance Minister Hammad Azhar confirmed on Wednesday that the Economic Coordination Committee ECC allowed the private sector to import 0.5 million tonnes of white sugar from India.
The finance minister also stated that Pakistan will also import cotton from India from June 2021.
The ECC meeting chaired by the newly appointed finance minister had discussion over the 21 items agenda.
Along with other items discussed in the meeting, commerce and Textile divisions had submitted five crucial summaries for approval.