Karachi: International Cotton Association (ICA) ne 84 bari Pakistani textile mills ko defaulter qarar de diya hai. Is default ki wajah se yeh mills ab international markets se cotton ke buying contracts nahi kar sakti hain.
Pakistan mein cotton aur cotton yarn ki imports sales tax free hone ki wajah se, local textile mills ki cotton aur yarn ki imports mein izafa ho raha hai. Is ke bawajood, local cotton ki production ka target kaafi kam hone ke sabab cotton aur phatti ki prices mein lagatar girawat dekhne ko mil rahi hai.
Is maslay ka asar cotton growers aur farmers par bhi ho raha hai, jis se unmein pareshani barh rahi hai, aur is wajah se agle saal cotton ki boi mein mazeed kami ke khadshaat paida ho gaye hain.
Cotton Ginners Forum ke Chairman, Ehsan ul Haq ne bataya ke import cotton ki buying contracts ki mukammal na honay ki wajah se ICA ne Pakistan ki 84 bari textile mills ko pichlay kuch saalon mein nadhinda qarar de diya hai. Is ke natije mein yeh mills ab dunia ke kisi bhi mulk se cotton khareed nahi sakti hain.
Unhone yeh bhi bataya ke Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association ke mutabiq, 30 November 2024 tak Pakistan mein cotton ki production 52 lakh gonthon ke qareeb hai, jo ke pichlay saal ke muqablay mein 33% kam hai.
In sab haalaat ke bawajood, Pakistan mein cotton aur phatti ki qeematon mein izafa ki umeed thi, lekin textile mills ki taraf se foreign cotton aur yarn ki record imports ki wajah se na sirf cotton ki qeematon mein girawat aayi hai, balkay local textile mills 18% sales tax ke sabab local cotton ki khareedari mein dilchaspi nahi dikhayi de rahi hain, jo cotton aur phatti ki qeematon mein mazeed kami ka sabab ban rahi hai.
Is situation ke baad, cotton ginners aur farmers mein pareshani barh gayi hai, aur agle saal cotton ki kaasht mein mazeed kami ke khadshaat paida ho gaye hain.
