Published 28 Dec,2020 via Dawn ISLAMABAD - While Pakistan is fighting its case in the European Union against the Indian move to get Basmati rice registered as its product, the commodity is still not registered as a local product in the country.
Laws require that before applying for registration of any product at the international market it has to be protected under the geographical indication (GI) laws of that country.
However, there are no rules of the Geographical Indications (Registration and Protection) Act, 2020, enacted in March this year; as a result, Basmati is not yet a protected product in Pakistan.
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