Related Keywords: APTMA, corrective measure not taken, exports of textiles and clothing, Institute of Policy Reforms, neglect and lack of implementation of policy, Pakistan textle industry, Pakistani rupee, threatened tp gp on strike
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has threatened to go on a strike if corrective measures are not taken by the government by August 31. There is a full-fledged Ministry of Textiles and a Textile Policy has been announced for the period, 2014 to 2019. Despite all this, Pakistan textile industry appears to be languishing due to neglect and lack of implementation of the Policy.