March 29, 2021 (MLN): The Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday, showed his concern on shortage and escalating cotton yarn prices in the country during a meeting.

Taking to his twitter handle, Commerce Adviser Razak Dawood informed that a meeting was held with the Prime Minister, wherein the escalating prices of cotton yarn were discussed.

“He was sympathetic towards the value-added sectors & advised that in order to ease the pressure on yarn and keep momentum of value-added exports,  all steps be taken through cross-border imports of cotton yarn including by land,” Razak Dawood said.

He further added that a summary will be presented at the next ECC meeting to ensure availability of cotton and yarn in the coming months.

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