Pakistan can gain access to Chinese halal food market: Official

The Nation

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Pakistan, the second largest exporter of rice to China, holds every opportunity to gain a sizable share in the market for halal food as well as fruits, primarily mangoes, through enhanced competitiveness in terms of quality and price, said Ye Anping, a senior Chinese official.

Talking to a group of journalists from South Asia, currently visiting China, under a program organized by China Public Diplomacy Association, Director for Asian and African Affairs, Department of International Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, China, said Pakistan and China need to enter into livestock - agriculture quarantine agreements paving way for exports of meat and many of the other agricultural products from Pakistan to China.