KARACHI, Dec 19: The Ministry of Commerce has allowed the import of corrugated galvanized iron sheets from India for a period of one month commencing from December 14, 2005 to January 13 for exclusive use in rehabilitation of earthquake victims.

The import of such sheets would only be made via land route and would subject to the verification and recommendation of the Federal Relief Commission, Ministry of Commerce stated in an SRO dated December 13, 2005.

According to the EPD Circular Letter of the State Bank of Pakistan, “As per SRO, the federal government has made an amendment in the Import Policy Order 2005. In the aforesaid order, in paragraph 16, under the heading B, in clause (viii)- in the proviso, for the full stop at the end, a colon shall be substituted and thereafter the following new proviso shall be added, namely:

Provided further that the corrugated galvanized iron sheets falling under respective H.S. Heading shall also be importable from India for a period of one month commencing from the December 14, 2005 and ending on the January 13, 2006, via land route as well, for exclusive use in rehabilitation of earthquake victims, subject to the verification and recommendation of the Federal Relief Commission.”

—APP