[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, Rana Tanveer Hussain, chaired a high-level meeting in Islamabad on Friday to review and accelerate efforts aimed at boosting cotton yield across the country. According to an official statement, the meeting brought together senior ministry officials, representatives from provincial agriculture departments, research experts, and … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article LAHORE: Following the government’s decision to impose 18% General Sales Tax (GST) on imported cotton and yarn in the amended Finance Bill 2025, farmers and industry groups are now urging authorities to abolish GST on locally produced cotton and its by-products. Pakistan Kissan Ittihad (PKI) President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar has strongly opposed the … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article KARACHI: Pakistan’s textile exports — the country’s largest export-earning sector and a crucial pillar for its trade balance — recorded a 2% year-on-year (YoY) decline in May 2025, totalling $1.53 billion compared to $1.55 billion in the same period last year. The drop was primarily driven by reduced shipments of cotton yarn, cotton … Read more
[ad_1] MULTAN: Experts assembled at the second meeting of the Farmers Advisory Committee (FAC) and issued a set of guidelines to farmers, applicable till June 30, in the light of reported increasing pest pressure in the cotton belt. [ad_2] Source link