EU to lift ban on Pakistani seafood

ISLAMABAD: The European Union (EU) is likely to lift the ban on seafood imports from Pakistan, the Online news agency reported on Monday.

A delegation of the EU will visit Pakistan in this regard next month.

In April 2007, the EU had banned the seafood imports from Pakistan over its substandard quality. Subsequently, the Pakistani government had taken several corrective measures at the fishing harbour and processing plants in Karachi, the report said.

However, despite the EU ban, Pakistan's seafood export was 5,327 tonnes in August 2009, compared to 5,032 tonnes during the like period last year.