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APTMA has written to the communications minister warning that the indefinite goods transport strike has left export containers, imported cotton and local cotton stranded, with mills already holding low stocks at the end of the season.
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Imports of bleached cotton fabric under the Export Facilitation Scheme surged more than 8,000 percent year-on-year in February, with the textile lobby alleging systemic misdeclaration is gutting the local industry.
Karachi: Cotton cultivation in basic growing zones has been hit hard by recent rains and floods, increasing fears that Pakistan can once again fail to achieve its dream of cotton in 2025-26 cotton. Along with the flood and rain lesions, virus attacks on sections of Sindh and the cotton zone of Punjab have also been reported. Therefore, the actual scale of damage to cotton cultivation can only be evaluated as the rains and floods recede. The president of the Cotton Ginners forum, Ihsanul Haq, told The Express Tribune that this year’s cotton season began with a particularly encouraging note to
Listen to the article Lahore: Following the government’s decision to impose 18% of the general sales tax (GST) on imported cotton and threads on the amended Funding Bill 2025, farmers and industrial groups are now urging the authorities to abolish GST for local cotton and by -products. Pakistan Kissan Ittihad (PKI) President Khalid Mahmood Khokhar strongly opposed the ongoing taxation of domestic cotton, saying it is unjustly addressed to local growers and further erodes minutes of profit. While Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) welcomed the imported cotton tax to help restore balance in the value of textile products, he warned that
Pakistan collapsed on a new low on Sunday, suffering an overwhelming defeat of nine Wickets against New Zealand in the first T20i at Hagley Oval. The loss, with 59 balls, marked Pakistan’s worst defeat in the history of the T20i in terms of the left balls. Place the bat, the new pair of Pakistan of Mohammad Haris and debut Hasan Nawaz failed to give a steady start, and both were rejected for ducks. Muhammad Irfan Khan, who was promoted to No. 3, also fell cheaply, managing only a run before Kyle Jamieson removed him. Vice President Shadab Khan also failed
Listen to the article Lahore: Pakistan for the Business Forum forum (PBF) for South Punjab Malik Suhail Talat expressed concern about the recent data published by Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association, which showed only 5.524 million balls in the era of cotton. 8.393 million. It attributes the reduction to various challenges facing the cotton sector, in particular the lack of modern research, the absence of the export facility (EFS) and taxation. The general tax on sales (GST) by 18% of oil, cotton seeds and oil has exacerbated the situation, contributing to a 34% decline in cotton production. Data collapse showed that
Listen to the article Islamabad: The government is considering handing over the Pakistan Central Cotton Commission (PCCC), which conducts research to improve cotton quality, to the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma). The committee is facing a financial crisis due to the inability of the textile workers to pay their dues. The millers are reluctant to pay for the cotton and have filed lawsuits in this regard. Following this, the government decided to dissolve the PCCC, an institution set up to undertake research work to improve the quality of Pakistan’s cotton crop, which is the basis for the textile industry.
LAHORE: The cotton crop, one of Pakistan’s most important agricultural products, is facing a significant decline in production, raising concerns among farmers, industry leaders and policy makers. Despite a satisfactory performance of 10.2 million bales in the previous financial year, recent figures from the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association show a 48% decline in the first 15 days of FY25, threatening the agricultural economy and the textile industry, which relies heavily on in this culture. Several factors are contributing to this recession. Climate change has altered weather patterns, resulting in erratic rainfall and increased temperatures that negatively affect crop yields. “Unpredictable
BEIJING: Pakistan’s cotton yarn exports to China reached $166.37 million, an increase of 65.85%, in the first quarter of 2024, according to statistics from the General Administration of Customs of the People’s Republic of China (GACC). In the first quarter (January-March) of the current calendar year, imports of “uncombed plain cotton yarn containing 85% or more” (commodity code 52051200) from Pakistan exceeded $99.12 million, compared to $72.70 million dollars in the same period of the previous year. Accordingly, imports of cotton yarn (commodity code 52051100) stood at $65.78 million, against $26.28 million in the corresponding period of the previous year.
KARACHI: Cotton production in Pakistan has increased by 75% in the current season to an impressive 8.35 million bales. This recovery significantly boosted the country’s largest export earner, textiles, and enhanced its impact on overall economic activities. Favorable weather conditions and the government’s announcement of a higher support price of the commodity at Rs 8,500 per 40 kg for the ongoing season have been instrumental in this unprecedented growth. According to the Pakistan Ginning Mills Association, production, as reported on Saturday, stands at 4.76 million bales in the same period (July-January) of the 2022-23 financial year. Analyzing the latest production
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