Pakistanis consumed tea worth Rs83 billion last year - GulfToday

Pakistanis consumed tea worth Rs83 billion last year

  • 15 Jun 2022
Tea-Chia

Men drink tea at a restaurant in Islamabad on Wednesday. AFP

The Pakistanis’ love for tea is growing each day as the country imported tea worth Rs83.88 billion during the fiscal year 2021-22, Rs13 billion more than the previous year, revealed the budget documents.

Tea is among the top five food items that Pakistan imports. It is pertinent to mention here that the country imported tea worth Rs70.82 billion during the previous fiscal year. As per the budget documents, the country imported medicines worth over Rs6 trillion during the previous year, NNI reported.

NNI News Service

 

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