Pakistan pledges to buy more Malaysian palm oil

Kuala Lumpur (dpa), 4 Feb, 2020-  Pakistan plans to import more Malaysian palm oil to make up for losses incurred since India imposed informal restrictions on Malaysian imports last month.  

Speaking alongside visiting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday, Malaysian Premier Mahathir Mohamad said Pakistan is “quite ready” to import more of the commodity from Malaysia.  

Khan in turn thanked Mahathir for speaking out against New Delhi’s policies in Kashmir, a disputed Muslim-majority region divided between India and Pakistan, and said his country will “try its best to compensate” Malaysia for India’s apparent retaliation. Mahathir has also accused the Indian government of discriminating against Muslims.  

Malaysia’s Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok described Khan’s promise as “a testament to the strong bilateral relationship between the two countries,” telling dpa that during a recent visit to Pakistan she “was made aware that there is a shortage of crude palm oil in the country.”