Import contracts for 500,000 cotton bales finalised
July 11, 2021
KARACHI: Pakistan has finalised import contracts of 500,000 cotton bales to reduce gap in demand and supply with prices in the domestic market seen increasing, traders said on Saturday.
During the outgoing week, Pakistan remained the top importer with 24,000 bales, according to the United States Department of Agriculture. Cotton prices increased in Brazil, Central Asia and India, it said in a weekly report.
During the outgoing week, prices of cotton remained at Rs13,250 to Rs13,350 per maund in Sindh. Seed-cotton was available at Rs5,800 to Rs6,000 per 40-kg in the province. Cotton fetched Rs13,500 to Rs13,800 per maund in the Punjab where seed-cotton was available at Rs6,000 to Rs6,700 per 40-kg, which is a record price during these days. Cotton price in Balochistan remained at Rs13,350 to Rs13,400 per maund.
KARACHI: Cotton sowing is in full swing in Sindh and Punjab with partial arrival from the new crop while acute water shortage is feared to affect the production, stakeholders said.During the.
Seven more people lose life to corona in Multan
National
April 18, 2021
MULTAN: Seven more corona patients died at Nishtar Hospital. The deceased were identified as Maqbool, 70, M Afzal, 45, of Khanewal, Nadira, 50, Ejaz Ahmed, 42, M Javed, 46, Rehana Bibi, 48, and Saira, 63, all from Multan. Total 186 patients, including 71 positive, were under treatment at Nishtar Hospital.
The divisional health authorities compiled statistics from public and private hospitals in Multan division, revealing the overall positive cases percentage reduced from 8.09pc to 5.58pc.
Total 1,911 corona tests were conducted in the division and 112 patients tested positive. Seventy-five patients tested positive in Multan district where 886 corona tests were conducted in the last 24 hours. The Khanewal district conducted 356 corona tests and six patients tested positive. The Lodhran district performed 499 corona tests and 14 tested positive. The Vehari district conducted 170 corona tests and 17 patients
MULTAN: The Ministry of National Food Security and Research was taking various steps to revive and promote cotton by ensuring provision of quality cottonseeds to farmers across the country.Pakistan.
There are few districts in Sindh that can be credited with a role in the freedom struggle against Britishers. Sanghar is one of them.
There are few districts in Sindh that can be credited with a role in the freedom struggle against Britishers. Sanghar is one of them. Its history sans the powerful Hur Resistance Movement titled watan ya kafan (our land or a coffin) would be incomplete.
Sanghar, area wise one of Sindh’s largest districts, had forests of Makhi which had pastures with valuable production of ghee, butter etc. Britishers imposed ‘panchari’ tax (grazing tax), forcing Hurs to leave which eventually led to the resistance.