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In the wake of less-than-expected domestic production of cotton, the federal government allowed import of cotton from India in the last week of November but the official permit in this regard is only effective for the first three months of 2018 due to which cotton imports from India have been delayed, it was learnt on Wednesday.
No volume of cotton could be imported from India by land or sea routes as permits issued by the Department of Plant Protection, Ministry of Food Security were valid only for the period of January 1, 2018 to March 31, 2018.
