Higher cotton output may lead to 5pc growth.

Pakistan's gross domestic product (GDP) growth will rise past 5 percent in the current fiscal year, supported by higher output of cotton, which is a key non-food crop of the country, predicted the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma). "Cotton arrivals from farms are up by 100 percent to 3.8 million bales," the association said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that it would help the country to exceed 5 percent GDP growth as well as increase exports. By October 1, over 3.846...