Pakistan is facing serious economic crisis these days. In such a situation, to overcome the economic crisis, the government of Pakistan has announced to impose a super tax of 10 percent on the rich. Meanwhile, the Sharif government has made a unique appeal to the people. A top educational body in Pakistan has suggested people to drink lassi, sattu instead of tea to boost employment and reduce expenditure on import of tea.
The educational body has proposed to promote the consumption of local drinks like lassi and sattu in the country. The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan has issued instructions to all universities to promote local beverages like lassi or sattu instead of tea. The rationale behind this decision has been that this will not only increase employment, but will also increase employment in the country and generate income for the public.
Promotion of lassi and sattu: According to the news of Geo TV, the acting chairperson of the Higher Education Commission, Dr. Shaista Sohail, in a letter sent to the vice chancellors of all government universities, asked them to think about new ways to give relief to the low-income group and the economy. asked for. In this letter, Sohail has suggested to promote local tea gardens and traditional drinks like Lassi and Sattu, which will increase employment and also reduce the expenditure on import of tea.
Appeal to cut tea consumption: Earlier, Pakistan’s Minister of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Ahsan Iqbal had urged citizens to cut consumption of tea so that the country could help reduce import payments. According to the newspaper ‘The News International’, the people of Pakistan had consumed tea worth 400 million US dollars in the financial year 2021-22.
Ahsan Iqbal had released a video saying that Pakistan, one of the largest importers of tea in the world, had to borrow money to import it. “I appeal to the country to cut tea consumption by 1-2 cups as we import tea on debt,” Iqbal said.