Cotton remains a vital driver of Pakistan’s agricultural economy and a key pillar of the textile sector, shaping both rural livelihoods and national industrial output. The 2025 cotton season presented ...

PM orders proactive steps to strengthen petroleum import supply chain Govt urged to take action for cotton revival Jul-Jan: LSM sector posts 5.75pc growth Govt decides to launch c ...

LAHORE: Domestic cotton prices witnessed a sharp surge during the past week, rising by Rs500 per maund to reach around Rs17,000, as limited availability of quality cotton in the local market and the ...

Reports suggest that Pakistani textile mills have already signed import agreements for more than four million bales.

The cotton multistakeholder initiative aims to leverage the platform in Pakistan to regularly convene representatives from government, industry, donors and academia to promote collaboration and speed ...

Climate volatility is increasingly affecting farmers, textile manufacturers, and brands, disrupting supply chains and challenging long-term planning.

Farmers in South Punjab and Sindh face rising taxes, high input costs, and market uncertainty ahead of the cotton sowing season. Agricultural groups are urging the government to remove GST on ...

(Beyond Pesticides, August 29, 2024) The Center for Agriculture and Bioscience International (CABI) earned the 2024 Innovators Award from The Better Cotton Initiative (Better Cotton) for its ...

Pakistan will offer to buy more cotton and soybean from the US, according to people with knowledge of the matter, as it looks to halve its bilateral trade surplus and escape tariffs imposed by ...

Pakistan’s cotton production for the 2025-26 season reached 5.607 million bales, a marginal increase of 1.5 percent from the ...

MEERAN PUR — A zeema Khatoon, a mother of five, has spent most of her life labouring in Pakistan’s sunbaked cotton fields for less than $2 a day. Last year, she and a group of around 40 women ...

VEHARI, Pakistan (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Widow Amina Batool has labored in Pakistan's scorching cotton fields for nearly eight years to eke out a living and feed and clothe her two children.