Related Keywords: abolish duties on yarn imports, bridging gap, Chief Coordinator PRGMEA, consumption, encourage value addition, heavy import duties on raw material, high energy cost, Pakistan apparel industry, production, reduce cost of doing business, shortage of cotton yarn, suffering low productivity
Pakistan apparel industry is suffering with low productivity due to shortage of cotton yarn, high energy cost and heavy import duties on raw material. Chief Coordinator Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) Ijaz A Khokhar on Friday talking to media appealed the government to abolish duties on yarn imports for encourage value addition, reduce cost of doing business and bridging gap between production and consumption.