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In the current situation, when India competitor of Pakistan have announce billions of dollars packages for their industries. Pakistani textile exporters, in absence of a textile package have urged the federal government for a comprehensive textile package to facilitate the domestic industry, attract more investment in the sector and also to compete in the world market, said Shabir Ahmed, Patron-in-chief Pakistan Bedwear Exporters Association.

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In the US, Pakistani textile exporters are losing their share to other exporting countries such as India, Vietnam and other competitors. Although in the US market the overall import demand for textiles and apparel increased during July-September 2015, Pakistan had not been able to firm up its exports, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) in its first quarterly review released a day ago.

It said that following the trend in previous years, the demand for cotton textile, which constitutes the bulk of Pakistan’s exports, continued to decline in the US market.