Prime Minister Imran Khan has directed to take all necessary steps to increase exports on priority basis.

 

Chairing the weekly review meeting of priority sectors in Islamabad on Thursday, he called for the formulation of a comprehensive action plan to increase the exports of valuable items at large level.

 

In the review meeting on economic outreach, the Prime Minister was briefed in detail about the steps taken to increase the export capacity.

 

Chairing the meeting on Knowledge Economy, the Prime Minister sought suggestions for increasing the development budget for education.

 

During the meeting Dr. Ata-ur-Rehman briefed the Prime Minister on the completion of Pakistan Austrian University of Applied Sciences and Engineering at Haripur Hazara in a record time of 2.5 years.

 

In another meeting on Agricultre, the Prime Minister was briefed on the progress of the Food Security Dashboard set up in collaboration with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute.

 

Imran Khan updated on strict monitoring of sugar sales and obtaining information from flour mills to get accurate data.

 

The Prime Minister further said that food security is of utmost importance to Pakistan in the next ten years so the plan should be strictly followed.