Published May 21, 2026 Updated about 2 hours ago By Recorder Report LAHORE: Multan and Dera Ghazi Khan divisions have achieved 81 percent and 93 percent, respectively, of the cotton sowing targets assigned by the Punjab Agriculture Department (PAD) for the current season. According to official figures, the department had set a target to cultivate cotton over 775,000 acres in Multan division and more than 425,000 acres in Dera Ghazi Khan Division. The progress was reviewed during a meeting on cotton sowing held in Multan under the chairmanship of Secretary Agriculture Punjab, Iftikhar Ali Sahoo. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Multan Aamir Karim Khan, Special Secretary Agriculture South Punjab Sarfraz Hussain Magsi, Director Generals Agriculture Punjab Abdul Hameed, Naveed Asmat Kahloon and Dr Aamir Rasool, along with officers of the Irrigation Department, Dr Muhammad Iqbal Bandesha, Asif Majeed, Khalid Mahmood Khokhar, Muhammad Ilyas and other stakeholders. Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan Chaudhry Ashfaq Ahmed and deputy commissioners of the relevant districts also joined…