Cotton: high hopes, limited resources Published 19 Jun, 2026 05:50am To place the entire blame for the decline of cotton solely on research institutions is perhaps one of the greatest...
APTMA says concerned at govt’s failure to implement cotton revival plan Published 22 May, 2026 06:05am ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed serious concern over the government’s...
Conversion of CCRI Multan land into gymkhana club: APTMA urges Punjab govt to reconsider proposal Published 14 May, 2026 07:00am ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the Punjab government to reconsider the...
Conversion of CCRI land into gymkhana club opposed Published 13 May, 2026 06:01am LAHORE: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) and the Pakistan Cotton Brokers Association have jointly...
Cotton sector: APTMA seeks minister’s support for revival Updated 06 May, 2026 09:13am ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has sought the intervention of Minister for National...
Weekly Cotton Review: Prices surge by Rs1000/maund, likely to soar to Rs20,000 Published 30 Mar, 2026 04:48am KARACHI: Cotton prices in Pakistan have recorded an increase of one thousand rupees per maund, with ginners...
Govt urged to take action for cotton revival Published 18 Mar, 2026 04:35am LAHORE: The Agriculture Republic, a think tank working to reflect on issues faced by the agricultural economy and...
Weekly Cotton Review: PM urged to help protect value-added garment sector Updated 09 Feb, 2026 05:36am KARACHI: The International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) has revealed in its latest report that global cotton...
CottonConnect hosts high-level roundtable Published 05 Feb, 2026 02:51am KARACHI: In a significant step toward strengthening Pakistan’s cotton and textile sector, CottonConnect hosted a...
APTMA, PCCC, MNFSR agree to resolve cotton cess collection issue Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:20am LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFSR),...
Cotton sector: another crisis Published 10 Apr, 2025 03:14am Pakistan’s cotton sector is facing a multifaceted yet resolvable crisis, rooted in systemic weaknesses such as lack...
Speakers seek strategies for cotton revival Published 31 Jan, 2025 02:31am LAHORE: To address Pakistan’s ongoing cotton crisis and explore strategies for its revival, Better Cotton (BC) and...
Cotton yield: is quality seed the whole story? Published 29 Dec, 2024 02:48am A frequently asked question in the agricultural sector is: Why have we not yet succeeded in producing high-quality...
Disputes related to cotton cess: PCCC concerned over prolonged delays Updated 13 Dec, 2024 09:24am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Central Cotton Committee’s (PCCC) governing body on Thursday expressed serious concern over the...
PCGA reveals significant cotton output decline YoY Updated 04 Nov, 2024 08:42am LAHORE: The Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) released its latest data on cotton production, revealing a...
Cotton research under siege Updated 29 Jul, 2024 07:20am At the inception of Pakistan, the nation emerged as a notable cotton exporter, with only two or three textile mills...
Dr Yousaf made PCCC VP Published 23 May, 2024 05:16am MULTAN: Eminent scientist Dr Yousuf Zafar has been appointed as the Vice President of country’s ace cotton ...
MoNFSR takes up issue of grant for PCCC Published 17 Apr, 2023 07:26am ISLAMABAD: Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MoNFSR) has been requesting the Cabinet Division that a...
Textile exports facing quadruple whammy Published 13 Mar, 2023 07:52am It seems beyond dispute that Pakistan’s textile industry must now bid farewell to the export bonanza of the last two...
Pay, pension to PCCC staff: ECC body yet to come up with any option Updated 14 Feb, 2023 07:25am ISLAMABAD: A body constituted by the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet with respect to suggestion...
Decline in cess collection lands body in trouble: Food ministry seeks Rs666.64m grant for cotton committee Updated 30 Jan, 2023 09:23am ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research has sought an approval for Rs666.640 million from the...