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July 14, 2019
Pakistan freezes GM corn trials on contamination fears
LAHORE: Pakistan has imposed a ban on further trials of Genetically Modified maize for unspecified period in a bid to avoid natural crop contamination that can subsequently hurt maize exports, an official statement said.A notification, issued by Environmental Protection Agency of Ministry of Climate Change, titled 'Suspension of GM Corn/Maize Activities in the Country', said the decision was taken at a meeting of National Biosafety Committee .Quoting the decision taken by the federal...