The first consignment of 18 tonnes of Halal meat worth $40,000 was sent from National Highway Terminal Karachi to Uzbekistan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Wednesday.

Shaheen Group CEO Malik Shair said that first consignment has been dispatched from Pakistan to Uzbekistan.

This was the joint venture of Shaheen Group and Pyramid Logistics.

Muhammad Yaqoob Shaikh, Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Economic Affairs inaugurated the dispatching ceremony of the cargo to Uzbekistan.

Reporter Ashraf Khan