PAKISTAN SEEKS ALTERNATIVES TO INDIAN COTTON IMPORTS OVER KASHMIR CRISIS
August 1st, 2019
PAKISTAN textile mill owners have decided to import cotton from alternative destinations to India following the government’s announcement of the suspension of trade ties with their neighbour because of the dispute over Kashmir.
On August 5, the Indian government said it was revoking the special status of Jammu & Kashmir state, turning it into a union territory, under control of the central government – Pakistan claims sovereignty over Kashmir and it has been a bone of contention between India, Pakistan and China since 1947.
In the wake of blocking ...
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