Pakistan has agreed to export 40,000 tons of refined sugar to Tajikistan at preferential prices under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement, facilitated through the state-run Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP), according to a report by Presstonight
However, the agreement is pending formal approval from the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) and the federal cabinet. The Ministry of Industries and Production has already submitted a summary to the ECC, which is expected to review the proposal on Thursday.
A senior official revealed that Tajikistan’s Prime Minister recently requested Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to supply 40,000 metric tons of sugar at reduced rates. Additionally, Tajikistan has sought financial assistance from Pakistan to cover usage fees at Karachi Port for goods imported by the Agency of State Material Resources under the Government of Tajikistan.
Currently, the ex-mill sugar price in Pakistan is approximately Rs140 per kilogram. The government plans to offer the sugar to Tajikistan at a rate between Rs133 and Rs136 per kilogram.
