Islamabad, Sep 28 ((IANS) Pakistan's Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet (ECC), headed by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, has allowed the import of 302 new items from India including various categories of machinery and equipment.

Steel, iron ore and different types of chemicals are now on the list of 302 new items Pakistan can import from India.

Economic Adviser to Pakistan's finance ministry Ashfaque Hasan Khan told The Nation Wednesday that the government had earlier allowed import of 773 tariff lines (items) from India after consulting the stake holders concerned.

Pakistan imports steel and iron ore mostly from Australia.

Khan said that textile sector could benefit by importing dyeing machinery from India.