Rs 1.72 billion exports and imports transacted in May

Exports and imports worth Rs 1.728 billion were transacted through Multan dryport during the month of May and 1,226 containers were handled during this period.
Multan Dryport Trust Chairman Syed Muhammad Asim Shah, talking to APP here on Thursday, said that various facilities and incentives had been offered to the business community to encourage the export.
He informed that 1,037 containers worth Rs 1.439 million were exported in May, while imports containing 189 containers worth Rs 289 million were handled during this period. A total of Rs 22 million worth of custom duty and other taxes were paid to the exchequer during the period. In the preceding month of April, he added, exports and imports worth Rs 2.052 billion were transacted through the dry port.