Export sector govt's priority, Dar insists.

ISLAMABAD -- As the dollar crisis deepens and strong reaction is beginning to appear from almost all sectors of the economy, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday reiterated that government will facilitate all exporters, including five previously zero-rated sectors, for the import of raw material, parts and accessories to meet their requirements.

Mr Dar took to Twitter to announce that the export industry was one of the highest priorities of the PMLN-led coalition government.

He added that the five zero-rated export-oriented sectors and all other exporters will be given complete facilitation for the import of raw materials, parts and accessories to meet their export requirements.

Mr Dar had made a similar announcement in recent times amid serious concerns by the industrialists that they were...