Pakistan bans import of non-essential luxury items under emergency economic plan

The Pakistani government on Thursday imposed a ban on the import of all non-essential luxury items like cars, mobile phones, home appliances and weapons under an “emergency economic plan”.

Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed the ban shortly after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took to Twitter to announce the decision, saying the move would “save the country precious foreign exchange”.

“We will practice austerity and financially stronger people must lead in this effort so that the less privileged among us do not have to bear this burden inflicted on them by the

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