Pakistan Lifts Undeclared Ban on Import of Ginned Cotton from India

Pakistan Lifts Undeclared Ban on Import of Ginned Cotton from India Pakistan has removed an “undeclared” ban on import of ginned cotton from India. Earlier from November 23, The Department of Plant Protection (DPP) of the Ministry of National Food Security and Research had banned the cotton imports from India through Wagah and Karachi port as the shipments did not fulfil phyto-

sanitary conditions.  Due to the rising border tensions between the two neighbours, Islamabad imposed a ban on 10,000 bales of cotton worth USD 3.3 million from India. However the DPP has agreed to issue permits for importing cotton from India via Wagah but the DPP has also made it clear to importers that only seed free cotton will be accepted and allowed into the country.