Federal Minister for Textile Industry Mushtaque Ali Cheema has said that the programme for procuring contamination-free cotton to match international standard has been launched.
The minister said the programme for procurement of contamination-free cotton was being implemented with the co-operation of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, a private TV channel reported.
He said that the maiden cotton-testing laboratory in Rahimyar Khan, set up in private sector, has started functioning.