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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.

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Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) to encourage value addition, reduce cost of doing business and bridge the gap between production and consumption is urging the authorities to relax duties on yarn import.

PRGMEA official said that the availability of competitively priced and high-quality cotton yarn to value-added textile industry is the basic foundation on which export competitiveness is built.