Hopes of Pakistan importing cotton from India have been raised after New Delhi and Pakistan renewed their agreement to observe a ceasefire along the Line of Control and the international border in Jammu and Kashmir in early March. But there are a few hurdles, especially political ones, for Indian cotton to surmount before it can reach Pakistan, according to traders and industry officials. Signs from Pakistan are ambiguous, particularly after Imran Khan headed a meeting yesterday on surging cotton yarn prices. Adviser to Pakistan PM on Commerce Razak Dawood tweeted that the Pakistant Prime Minister had "instructed to take necessary measures, including cross-border trade of cotton yarn, to keep the momentum of value-added exports." Recently a high-level Pakistan meeting was held after raw cotton (kapas) prices increased to an 11-year high in the neighbouring country to Pakistani rupee 12,000 (Indian ￥5,560) per maund (37.32 kg).
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