Cotton spot rates Published 21 Jun, 2026 02:30am KARACHI: official KCA spot rates for local dealings in Pakistan rupees on Saturday, (June 20, 2026)....
‘Pakistan imports about USD800m worth of US cotton’ Published 20 Jun, 2026 04:57am ISLAMABAD: The textile sector remains a central component of trade between Pakistan and the United States, with...
India exempts all customs duties on cotton imports, notification shows Published 31 May, 2026 02:34am NEW DELHI: India has exempted all customs duties on cotton imports, the government said in a notification on...
India’s Dec quarter cotton imports soar amid duty-free import push Published 14 Jan, 2026 04:08pm New Delhi exempted cotton imports from the 11% duty during the December quarter
India’s cotton imports to hit record high on duty exemption, low output Published 11 Nov, 2025 05:14pm MUMBAI: India’s cotton imports are forecast to climb 9.8% in the new season to a record high, driven by New Delhi’s...
Rising trade deficit Updated 14 Oct, 2025 06:34am The release recently by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) of the summary on foreign trade for the first ...
PBS overreports Pakistan’s trade data by USD6.4bn? Updated 12 Sep, 2025 09:29am ISLAMABAD: The country’s trade data is said to have been overreported by USD6.4 billion by Pakistan Bureau of...
Increasing trade substantially: APTMA welcomes Trump’s statement Published 13 May, 2025 06:15am ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) welcomed the recent statement by US President Donald J...
Weekly Cotton Review: Prices stable amid low trading activity Updated 28 Apr, 2025 06:59am KARACHI: Cotton prices have shown overall stability, while trading activity remained limited. New York cotton ...
Trade gap narrows 20% to $2.88bn in September 2022 Updated 04 Oct, 2022 08:46pm Deficit reduces due to sharp decrease in imports
Pakistan’s towels, bedsheets manufacturers shutting operations amid cotton shortage Updated 04 Oct, 2022 05:33pm Development comes as flash floods caused by record monsoon rains and glacial melt devastated large swathes of agricultural land in the north and south of the country
FY2022-23: Balance of payments Published 21 Sep, 2022 05:57am The continuing turmoil in the forex market is a bewildering experience with no parallel in the country’s history....
‘25pc of crop washed away’: PTEA wants ban on import of Indian cotton lifted soon Published 18 Sep, 2022 06:45am FAISALABAD: PTEA’s Chairman Sohail Pasha urged the government for immediate lifting of ban on import of cotton ...
Cotton forecast: this again? Published 27 Jun, 2022 09:35am Pakistan’s cotton imports are on the rise again.After importing just 3.1 million bales (of 170kg) during first ...
China issues quota for cotton imports Updated 13 Mar, 2022 07:04am BEIJING: China’s state planner said on Friday it had issued a 400,000 tonnes quota for cotton imports with a...