Pakistan, April 4 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has suspended the heads of two vital agricultural research organizations in Pakistan. Dr. Ghulam Muhammad Ali, chairman of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), and Dr. Yusuf Zafar, vice president of the Pakistan Central Cotton Committee (PCCC), have been removed due to their failure to tackle the cotton production crisis.

This decision follows numerous complaints from farmers and experts about inaction in the cotton sector. Many demanded urgent reforms to protect the agricultural economy. Reports indicate that both organizations have neglected essential research on cotton for over a decade, contributing to a severe decline in production.

Pakistan's cotton output has droppe...