A Pakistani National Assembly (Parliament) Standing Committee on Textiles has unanimously recommended approving the proposal of Pakistan-Korea Technical Textile Centre after considering its benefits, according to an official release.
The standing committee, which assembled to discuss and finalise the PSDP budgetary proposals for 2016-17, also approved Rs 600 million for the construction of building of Faisalabad Garment City Training Center, the National Assembly said in a release.
Pink bollworm and whitefly are known as the two major killers of cotton crop in Pakistan. This year, Pakistan’s cotton output fell 33 per cent mainly due to low quality seeds and pink bollworm and whitefly attacks.