ISLAMABAD, Aug 31(ABC): Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said Wednesday the federal government will consider importing goods from India as the cash-strapped nation looks for options to cushion the impact of the devastating floods.
The idea to import edible goods from India was first floated by the finance minister Monday, when the country’s death toll crossed 1,100, hundreds of thousands of people were displaced, and thousands of acres of crops were destroyed.
In a statement issued on Twitter today, the finance minister said that more than one international agency has approached the government to allow them to bring food items from India through the land border.
