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  "path": "/28-May-2026/pakistans-textile-backbone-in-dire-straits-as-cotton-shortfall-forces-heavy-imports",
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  "textContent": "ISLAMABAD – Rahim Yar Khan’s cotton fields, that once stretched across nearly 8Lac acres are slowly shrinking. Where white cotton bolls used to dominate the landscape, sugarcane is now taking over. Farmers said the change did not happen overnight, it’s been driven by the rapid rise of sugar mills in the region. But the shift […]\n\nThe post Pakistan’s Textile Backbone in dire straits as Cotton Shortfall forces heavy imports appeared first on Daily Pakistan English News.",
  "title": "Pakistan’s Textile Backbone in dire straits as Cotton Shortfall forces heavy imports"
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