Textile committee

Published September 1, 2012

KARACHI, Aug 31: President Asif Ali Zardari has constituted a committee and advised it to prepare a roadmap for the revival of textile industry.

The committee, headed by Minister for Textile, Makhdoom Shahabuddin, Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig, Federal Adviser on Textile, Gauhar Ejaz, former Aptma chairman and other representatives, will give its recommendations to boost textile exports.

The ministry of textile in a press release stated that the textile sector had the potential to achieve $100 billion exports if it is focused on value addition and provided with uninterrupted energy, cheap financing and market access.

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