Federal govt directs TCP to buy cotton

LAHORE - Punjab Agriculture Secretary If­tikhar Ali Sahoo said on Friday that directions had been issued to ensure payment of Rs 8500 per 40 kg to the cotton farmers. He presided over the divisional re­view meeting related to cotton situ­ation in Multan, said a press release issued here. He said the federal gov­ernment had given direction to Trad­ing Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) to start purchase of cotton immedi­ately. Iftikhar Ali Sahoo directed regis­tration of cases against all those per­sons who involved in sale of adulter­ated pesticides under MPO Act. The Secretary Agriculture di­rected all the directors and deputy directors to prepare a report about the arrival of cotton, stock position and its quality in these ginning fac­tories on daily basis.