Pakistan, March 21 -- The Pakistan Dairy Association (PDA) has asked the government to reduce the 18% General Sales Tax (GST) on packaged milk. They say that the tax is making milk more expensive, which is hurting both producers and consumers.

This request was made during a meeting with Haroon Akhtar Khan, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, on Wednesday. The meeting discussed problems faced by the dairy sector.

Haroon Akhtar explained that Pakistan is one of the largest milk producers in the world, making over 70 million tons of milk each year. However, he said more work is needed to improve dairy farming and milk processing to raise quality and lower costs.

The PDA representatives said that the 18% GST is increasing milk prices ...