Sindh seeks forbid on sale of substandard seeds.

The Sindh government has demanded a halt to the sale of cotton and other commodities' seeds coming from Punjab in the province.

Sindh Agriculture Minister Muhammad Ismail Rahu chaired a meeting between representatives of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) and agricultural officials and called for slapping a ban on the sale of substandard seeds.

The minister pointed out that the federal government was required to examine and verify the seeds being imported but the provincial government would be forced to take action through a legal process if the Centre failed to restrict the use of adulterated agricultural seeds.

Rahu hinted that the seeds coming from Punjab to Sindh would first be checked at laboratories before being sold in the market.

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