ISLAMABAD, Nov 22: Pakistan on Tuesday imposed a ban on import of poultry products from seven more countries as a precautionary measure against any outbreak of avian flu in the country.

The decision was made public through a notification issued here by commerce ministry by amending the Imports and Exports (Control) Act, 1950 .

According to the notification, import of poultry and poultry products and captive live birds have been banned from South Korea, Japan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, South Africa and Greece.

A number of other countries from where import were banned earlier includ Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Russia, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Turkey, Romania and China on account of Avian Influenza H5N1 strain.

This ban shall, however, not apply to de-sugared or de-glucosed whole egg powder from China.