Five zero-rated sectors should be treated on separate utility tariffs on June 24, 2017KARACHI: Pakistan’s exports declined while regional countries export continuously growing, 5-zero rated export sectors should be treated as separate sector with separate utilities tariffs for power, gas and water in order to compete with regional competing countries, textile exporters and business people were of the view. The representatives of Pakistan Apparel Forum (PAF), Pakistan Yarn […]
No Govt has in 4-decade brought down external/internal loan burden on June 24, 2017KARACHI: Neither of the successive governments in the last four decades could honour their respective tall claims in bringing down the country’s internal and external debt burden, business people lamented. By December 2016 each and every Pakistan carries a burden of national loan of Rs 167,535 as the total debt on the country has mounted […]
Govt pressed to seriously deal with energy issue on June 22, 2017KARACHI: The government should not make mockery of textile industry and should behave seriously in dealing with energy issues. The government should inform textile sector once for all instead of switching on and off supplies time and again, the representatives of cotton, garments, yarn and textile made-ups sectors have maintained. Affordability has become real issue […]
No progress so far on Khairpur Special Economic Zone on June 21, 2017KARACHI: No progress has so far been made on Khairpur Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which is Pakistan’s first industrial park with SEZ status under SEZ Act, 2012 and full face of the project has yet to be materialised. The Sindh government initiated the development of an industrial zone dedicated to the agro industry, which would […]
Pakistan can fetch over $12m annually on improved export of matchboxes on June 19, 2017KARACHI: Pakistan can enhance its export of matchboxes since the product is being manufactured at low cost and its market is stable. In the recent past, many export orders of India had been diverted to Pakistan, said matchbox exporters of the country. Pakistan matchboxes industry maintained a steady growth in export, which is mainly due […]
Calculated measures needed to capitalise on STPF-2015-18 on June 18, 2017KARACHI: Calculated measures should be taken to bring positive outcome from Strategic Trade Policy Framework 2015-18. Policy has already identified the focus products and markets, that can help turn around exports in the short term. Representatives of Pakistan Tanners Association, Pakistan Apparel Forum, Pakistan Yarn Merchants Association, All Pakistan Marble Mining, Processing, Industry and Exporters […]
Malnutrition a silent crisis for Pakistan on June 16, 2017 KARACHI: Pakistan is facing a silent crisis of malnutrition that is among the worst in the world and has not improved for decades. There is dire need to speed up the efforts to not only fight the challenges Pakistan was facing nowadays but put up a unified front to counter malnutrition in Pakistan. Pakistan […]
Pakistan unable to improve cotton quality on June 15, 2017KARACHI: Pakistan is still unable to improve the quality and enhance volume of Bacillus Thuringiensis (BT) cotton variety and to use certified seeds, ginners and traders opined. They were of the view that country would not be able to achieve next cotton crop target in 2017-18, which is set by the federal government at around […]
Direct shipping link can enhance Pak-Bangladesh trade manifold on June 13, 2017KARACHI: The trade people of Pakistan and Bangladesh can become more cost effective on their transportation of goods if there would be a direct liner service between the two countries. The big problem of both the countries was lacking of direct shipping link, to this effect, concerned authorities of both the countries can take up […]
Agri sector should be treated as industry on June 13, 2017KARACHI: The agriculture sector, which has been sharing 21 percent in country’s Gross Domestic Products (GDP), should be treated as industry to help prompt economic growth, agro people opined. Pakistan possesses huge potential as well as resources, which are needed to be exploited through proper farm management for the well being of the farmers and […]