Pakistan bans importing 38 non-essential luxury items to save dollar

Pakistan has imposed a ban on the import of 38 non-essential luxury items under an "emergency economic plan".  Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the decision to ban the import of luxury items will save the country's precious foreign exchange, vowing to take similar measures to overcome the economic challenges at hand. "We will practice austerity and financially stronger people must lead in this effort so that the less privileged among us do not have to bear this burden inflicted on them by the PTI government," he said, adding that the nation would overcome these challenges with "resolve and determination".

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb told media persons in Islamabad that the ban on the import of 38 non-essential luxury items had been announced under an "emergency economic plan". She explained that the banned items were the ones that were not in the use by the public, identifying “imported vehicles” as one of them. She assured the nation that the premier is working tirelessly with the aim to “stabilise the economy”