Islamabad
The gold imports into the country decreased by 52.17 percent during the first half of the current fiscal year as compared to the corresponding period of last year, Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) reported. The gold imports during July-December (2020-21) were recorded at $4.385 million as compared to the imports of $9.168 million during July-December (2019-20), the data revealed. In terms of quantity, Pakistan imported just 72 kilograms of gold during the period under review as compared to the imports of 226 kilograms last year, showing a decline of 68.14 percent.—APP