Textile sector demands incentives package

Published October 4, 2015
Millers appeal to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to save the industry from complete collapse.—Reuters/File
Millers appeal to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to save the industry from complete collapse.—Reuters/File

LAHORE: Textile millers on Saturday placed a fresh demand to the federal government to announce a package for the industry as high cost of doing business and liquidity crunch was forcing shutdown of units and reduced number of shifts.

All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) Punjab chapter chairman Aamir Fiaz Sheikh, accompanied by former central chairman S.M. Tanveer, told a press conference on Saturday that the delay in the announcement of textile package was having serious repercussions on the sector including permanent closure of units, labour layoff, impact on cotton procurement and supply chain disruption.

Also read: Textile unit announces closure

Sheikh said that 45 per cent of production capacity was idle for the first time in history as 45pc load on Lesco network was reduced during Eidul Azha holidays.

The government promised to implement a decision within five days of the last meeting, he reminded.

He said the industry could not afford such closures, adding that some 20 mills had closed down in the last two months.

The Aptma leader said, “Textile exports have declined in quantitative terms across the value chain as there has been no-investment in it for the last 6 years.

“Our international market share and domestic market is being encroached upon by India.”

The millers appealed to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar to save the industry from complete collapse.

Published in Dawn, October 4th, 2015

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