ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Thursday announced that Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet has approved 150,000 tonnes of fertilizer from China.

Fawad Chaudhry, in a tweet, said that from January, 600,000 tonnes of locally produced urea will be start to hit the markets and a ship carrying 50,000 tonnes of urea from China will also arrive by February 10. The minister reiterated that despite very high prices in the international market, country’s farmers will not face any shortage of the fertilizer.