Pakistan’s continued aggression has led to suspension of imports of cotton from India though unannounced. Sources in the textile sector say high officials of the plant protection department that works under federal ministry of food security have issued verbal orders to the staff to stop issuing permits of import of cotton. The issuance of import permits from India has been suspended for three days.

Sources claimed many textile exporting manufacturers import cotton as well as chemical dyes from India in heavy quantities. Import of cotton without proper permit has been banned. Some importers were importing cotton without permit. This facility has been cancelled after recent tensions with India.

Last month, traders from Gujarat decided to stop supplying vegetables especially tomatoes and chilli to Pakistan, it is understood. Ahmedabad General Commission Agent Association general secretary Ahmed Patel claimed that Gujarat used to send 50 trucks with 10 tons of vegetables, mainly tomatoes and chillies to Pakistan from the Wagah border but this has been stopped since the last two days considering the tension between the two countries. This happens to be the first time in almost two decades that Gujarat traders decided to stop supply of essential vegetables to Pakistan, he said.