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The provincial government is said to have ordered purchase of 20 million woven polypropylene (WPP) bags for storage of wheat this year.
The sources claimed that the government was buying 20,000 bales of 1,000 bags each. "The decision to purchase plastic bags for wheat storage has been taken in spite of its opposition by the health and environment experts and cloth and jute bag producers," the sources said. While environment activists are opposed to the use of WPP bags because of health and environmental hazards, the manufacturers of jute, cloth and paper are against the decision because of loss of business. .
They insisted that even the government agencies were opposed to the use of plastic bags for storing food items due to environment and health hazards. The government officials deny their charge. They say there has so far been no report of deterioration of wheat stored in plastic bags.
"About 7,000 bales are bought at the rate of Rs12.79 per bag against last year's Rs12.25 per bag and the remaining 13,000 bales at the rate of Rs13.15 per bag," they claimed.
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Electrical Machinery |
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Pakistan was too important in the textile sector and the best way for textile export promotion for Pakistan was to use latest machinery for a better place in the global market. In the Electrical Machinery group, Pakistan imported machinery at the cost of $2.839 billion in the last fiscal as compared to the imports of $2.20 billion in Last Years. |
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Agricultural Machinery |
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Agriculture Sector is the back bone of Pakistan economy. Pakistan have to import agricultural machinery |
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Skill Yarn |
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All kinds of silk yarns to many countries including Italy, Turkey, Japan, Korea, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh for over 30 years. The imports, of Silk Yarn remained at $524 million as against the imports of $406 million in the previous year. The country imported $97.9 million construction and mining machinery, which was in 2001-02 imported at the cost of $118 million. Pakistan imported Silk Yarn worth $211 million. |
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Iron, Steel, Aluminums |
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It can't be denied in the modern times that an over all development of a country depends to a greater extent on Iron and Steel Industry because we are passing through the 'Steel Age', where right from a sewing needle to aircraft all the goods require iron and steel to come into being. Iron and steel is indispensable to use for making machines, tools, war items and other various goods of daily life. Rail tracks, rail bogies, aero-planes, ships, motor cars, bridge dams, tunnels and pipe lines required iron and steel. Significance of iron and steel could be assessed through the following facts:
a) Fast, modern and cheap means of transport play decisive role in the economic development of a country. For this purpose, rails, ships, aero planes, motor vehicles etc.
b) If the supply of consumers goods are abundant in a country, it is the symptom that the country is self sufficient and does not depend on others. The consumers goods are made on machines which are made of iron and steel.
In the light of this discussion, it could confidently be concluded that if a country is deficient in iron and steel, it should not dream for the economic development |
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Rubber |
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Rubber is produced from natural or synthetic sources. Natural rubber is obtained from the milky white fluid called latex, found in many plants; synthetic rubbers are produced from unsaturated hydrocarbons. A major breakthrough came in the mid 19th century with the development of the process of vulcanization. This process gives increased strength, elasticity, and resistance to changes in temperature. It also renders rubber impermeable to gases and resistant to heat, electricity, chemical action and abrasion. Vulcanised rubber also exhibits frictional properties highly desired for pneumatic tyre application. |
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Textile Machinery |
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The trade volume of supply of Textile Machinery, which showed an increase of 20 per cent during the year4, is set to register a further 25-30 percent increase during the year 2005. Pakistan was too important in the textile sector and the best way for textile export promotion for Pakistan was to use latest machinery for a better place in the global market. |
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Medical products |
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The government has reduced the customs duty from 10pc to 5 per cent on import of medical equipment and apparatus based on the use of X-rays or other radiation which were used for diagnostic purposes in the hospitals and medical institutions. Pakistan’s worldwide organizational structure, coupled with an integrated product distribution network, ensures that Medical Products are available wherever needed. Highly trained representatives are located in a majority of countries around the world. Pakistan utilizes independent distributors in many international markets. These distributors have met Associates qualifications to distribute Medical Products.
United States implantable products are shipped on the day ordered, via our overnight carrier. For shipping outside the United States. Other shipping arrangements are available, but may incur additional charges.
Custom configurations or lengths may be available; minimum order required |
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Insecticide |
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Five reference laboratories were established in Pakistan for monitoring cholinesterase (ChE) activities of workers exposed to organophosphorus compounds. ChE activities were determined by the Michel and tintometric method. Observations of ChE activities were made during two malaria seasons. The first season showed that although a significant depression of cholinesterase occurred among some of the workers, the ChE activities of workers were within the normal range during the following season. The reason for the difference is discussed. Similar studies were undertaken in Haiti. Mean and standard deviations (SD) were calculated for comparison of the tintometric versus the Michel method. The data show a correlation between the methods. For further evaluation of the tintometric method, organophosphorus and oxon analog inhibition of cholinesterase were determined in vitro. The tabulated data show that the tintometric method is adequate for determining whether a worker is exposed to dangerous amounts of insecticides. |
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