disclaimer this is a compilation of tweets being shared by netizens around the world the times of india neither condones nor endorses any of the views shared in this article herea pakistani minister has caused a storm in a teacup by urging citizens to cut back on drinking chai as a way to preserve foreign currency that pays to import the leaves used in brewing the popular beverageread alsocashstrapped pakistan urges citizens to drink less teathe appeal from federal minister for planning ahsan iqbal came after it emerged that pakistan consumed tea worth rs 838 billion 400m in the fiscal year 202122 news international paper reported he said that pakistan one of the biggest importers of tea in the world has to borrow money tostorm in a teacup as minister urges pakistanis to cut back on chaiislamabad a pakistani minister has caused a storm in a teacup by urging citizens to cut back on drinking chai as a way to preserve foreign currency that pays to import the leaves used in brewing the popular beverage pakistan is the worlds biggest importer of tea known locally as chai i would also appeal to the nation to cut down one or two cups of tea because the tea we import is also imported on credit ahsan iqbal minister for planning and development said tuesdaythe appeal from the federal minister came after it emerged that pakistan consumed tea worth rs 838 billion 400m in the fiscal year 202122 news international paper reported he said that pakistan has to borrow money to import teapakistan is the worlds biggest importer of tea known locally as chai with the latest government figures showing it pays over 515 million a year to bring in the commodity mostly from kenyathe country is suffering a longbrewing economic crisis however with dwindling foreign reserves used to pay crippling debtthis call from the pakistan minister on cutting down tea consumption did not go down well with citizens as they trolled him via memes even indians followed suit and mocked the dire state of economy in pakistanno compromise on chaiand the greatest irony of all