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All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has urged the government to ensure uninterrupted energy supply ahead of summer to textile industry in Punjab having witnessed a decline of 13 percent month-on-month basis as per the overall exports data for February 2015.

According to Aptma Chairman S M Tanveer, high cost of production is rendering textile industry uncompetitive in the international market place. Moreover, the competitors are being supported by government in terms of incentives, which is taking away Pakistan’ share in international market.

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The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) on Friday appreciated the overall increase in textile exports, which went up by 3.9 percent, but expressed trepidation over decline in exports to the rest of the world other than the European Union. This decline could have been avoided if the government addressed the issues, which resulted in the decline.