Abdul Razak Dawood, adviser to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Commerce has said that the export of textile masks will not apply to surgical and N95 masks.

Taking to Twitter on Thursday, Abdul Razak Dawood said that the federal government has permitted export of textile masks.

“Pleased to announce the approval of the export of textile masks. Attached a copy of the clarification sent by the Ministry of Health to the FBR.

Please note that this DOESN’T apply to surgical and N95 masks”, he said in a Tweet.

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Pleased to announce the approval of the export of textile masks. Attached is a copy of the clarification sent by the Min of Health to the FBR.Please note that this DOESN’T apply to surgical and N95 masks. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/vSM2peXHqF

— Abdul Razak Dawood (@razak_dawood) April 23, 2020

Earlier, National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) last week permitted the export of hand sanitizers and textile masks.