LAHORE – Pakistan doesn’t need India’s tomatoes, said Agriculture MinisterNauman Langrial on Wednesday.
“We don’t need vegetables from India, and the ban on tomatoes won’t affectPakistan in any way,” he said. “Pakistan is producing its own tomatoes inBalochistan, Sindh, and Punjab,” Langrial said.
Farmers in India threatened on Monday to ban the export of tomatoes toPakistan in reaction to the Pulwama attack.
We won’t send tomatoes to Pakistan, an Indian farmer said. “Now Pakistanwill crave red tomatoes but we don’t want Pakistanis to eat our tomatoesand give birth to enemies.”
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Cooking experts suggest using tamarind, yogurt or prunes as alternativesfor tomatoes in dishes. On February 14, more than 40 members of the Indiansecurity forces were killed in a suicide attack in the Pulwama district ofIndian-Administered Kashmir.
