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The recommendation of Senate Standing Committee on National Food Security and Research to impose regulatory duty on import of cotton from India through Wagha Border has been strongly rejected by All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) as the industry is facing acute shortage of cotton resulting in the local market flooded with the imported yarn and fabrics.

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Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) has strongly demanded that regulatory duty, sales tax and customs duty on the import of cotton from India should not be waived off and it must continue for the survival of local farmers as well as ginners.

The PCGA Chairman Nawab Shehzad Ali Khan said that Cotton economy was passing through the worst crisis of the history and they should avoid to benefit any stake holder at the cost of national economy and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif should take notice of such proposals personally.