The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association on Friday urged the government to announce the Strategic Trade Policy Framework immediately, saying an undue delay would push the textile industry exports further down. “Textile exports have reduced by 14 per cent over the last six months and if this trend persists, it will lead to a reduction of $3.5 billion in exports by the year-end,” Aptma Punjab Zone Chairman Aamir Fayyaz said while addressing a press conference, reports Dawn. He pointed out that the cotton crop failure in Punjab had resulted in $1.5bn loss to farmers and total loss would reach $5bn with the addition of loss in exports.
