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More than 100,000 MT of rice will be imported from India and Pakistan in the next few months, said Cooperative Wholesale Establishment (CWE) Chairman Mohammed Rizwan Hameem.

He said, 70,000 MT of white nadu and 30,000 MT of sambha will be imported from India, while 6,000 MT of basmati rice will be imported from Pakistan.
He said the stock from Pakistan will be imported under the Free Trade Agreement.

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