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Pakistan's textile sector jumps to full capacity production

As I said, even some very old machinery in my family textile mill are very productive lately. The pic from December 2019.

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Great to see, please give my regards to the missus. Desi textile production is always fun sight to see up close....and quality result always has that special fresh textile smell/feel you dont get when things been mass-produced, warehoused and shipped for months on end to rich west etc.

Back in 90s when I was just a lad, relatives of mine lived near handloom factory that was renting several large rooms nearby....and I still remember "clickity clack" sound of it and the industriousness of the people working there. Hard sight to find these days, its mostly larger powerloom driven and more clustering of the industry has taken place where it is even competitive to begin with.

Both countries also need to make the further value addition (to final clothing pieces) much more competitive...because its good employment for lot of people transitioning from agriculture/village work etc.
 
The official claimed that the textile exports could be doubled over the next five year
so they expect that China will be closed for the next five years?

what a shame that our exports are dependent on this kinda things
 
Great to see, please give my regards to the missus. Desi textile production is always fun sight to see up close....and quality result always has that special fresh textile smell/feel you dont get when things been mass-produced, warehoused and shipped for months on end to rich west etc.

Back in 90s when I was just a lad, relatives of mine lived near handloom factory that was renting several large rooms nearby....and I still remember "clickity clack" sound of it and the industriousness of the people working there. Hard sight to find these days, its mostly larger powerloom driven and more clustering of the industry has taken place where it is even competitive to begin with.

Both countries also need to make the further value addition (to final clothing pieces) much more competitive...because its good employment for lot of people transitioning from agriculture/village work etc.

Great post. The 'clickity clack' sounds are still there. The summer temp inside the factory are still very hot. The outside Dhaba restaurant is still there. The 'Sola Foot' (16 foot) pool of fresh water is still there where we kids learned to swim.

We ubered to the factory; I had Googled the route before but barely managed to get there; forgot my way. Karachi seemed so busy and unrecognizable. Actually, I was afraid that we would not be even allowed inside the gate of the factory because been away for so long. But they recognized mother. Haha. Then we were treated like royalty by everyone there. Can't beat Desi Chai! Second time for wife to be there--first time was way back in 2005. So many fond memories.
 
"The imposition of the duty and taxes on cotton import by the previous government in the centre had put the textile industry in danger."


Noora sahab chalay thay exports ko $100b bunanay.... End mein exports gira kar aur raw material pe tax laga ke chalay gaye.


Sad part is there are millions that still worship that pig. May Allah grant him a miserable death inshallah for ruining my country.

Noora and Gang had zero know how of the economy. They relied on bureaucracy for policy making. At that time cotton bales were cheaper in international market so manufacturers started importing ignoring local stuff. Ban didnt drop exports but the successive policies that were being continued since PPP era into PMLN rule. PMLN didn't even bother changing structure or policies bcz it suits them well to have a system with loop hole.
 
‘Unjustified tariff’: APTMA announces countrywide closure of textile mills,

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has decided to close down all textile mills across the country’s in protest to the Ministry of Energy’s (Power Division) decision to charge surcharges over the concessionary rate of Rs7.5cents/kWh with retrospective effect from January 2019.

As per details, after Monday’s hearing in the Lahore High Court, Justice Ayesha A. Malik did not give interim relief (stay order) to the 50 textile exporters who had last week moved the court against a power distribution company (LESCO) for charging arrears with retrospective effect.

It is pertinent to mention that the Power Division, in contrast to the federal cabinet’s decisions, had last month increased electricity tariff to almost 13cents/Kwh for the export-oriented sector through inefficiency surcharges, including financial cost (FC) surcharge, Neelum Jhelum (NJ) surcharge, taxes, fixed charges and positive fuel adjustments (PFA) etc., applied retrospectively from January 1, 2019.

On Monday, Justice Malik adjourned the case against the retrospective charging of surcharges till 4th March 2020 and issued notices to all the concerned parties in this regard.

Talking to this scribe, a senior APTMA official, who did not wish to be named, said, “Unfortunately, our electricity cases are being heard by only one judge [in the country] and she is against giving any stay order… we feel that the honourable high court judge has not served us with justice.”


He said the industry in Punjab would suffer badly if the Power Division did not take back its Jan 13th letter, which was written to power distribution companies (DISCOS), asking them to charge power tariff surcharges to the export sector over and above the competitive rate of Rs7.5cents/kWh.

“Textile mills in Sindh are getting stays but mills in Punjab are not getting the same from LHC,” the APTMA official deplored. “Since the PTI government is not fulfilling its promises, it seems that strike is the only way forward.”


He said that earlier today, APTMA had written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, warning him against Special Assistant to PM on Petroleum Nadeem Babar and Power Minister Omer Ayub Khan.

“We have appealed the prime minister to save the exports sector, which is on the verge of collapse. If the decision regarding retrospective arrears is not reversed, then the country will witness massive unemployment. Besides, it will also have an adverse impact on the country’s shrinking trade deficit which was registered in FY20.”

He maintained that the textile millers cannot pay the arrears with retrospective effect from January 2019 and that they have decided to close their mills “since it was not feasible to work under these circumstances”.


“The government is expecting us to pay arrears against past or closed transactions and this is not possible for us. We cannot pay billions of rupees in arrears for the mismanagement on part of the Power Division.”
 
Acha latefa ha k "Textile sector is working at full capacity."
 
Patwaris are crying that these factories are producing too much pollution and noise and should be shut down immediately ....they are like Hijras on the streets of Karachi.... just wont stop arguing until you pay them..
 
:rofl:


I see certain "Pakistanis" are burning at some shred of good news about Pakistan. @Flight of falcon
You crap..What do mean by I see. You can't see you are blind, read the post and than go and talk to Textiles millers and find out what the facts are instead of make Silky comments. This forum is not for a goofy like you.


‘Unjustified tariff’: APTMA announces countrywide closure of textile mills,

LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has decided to close down all textile mills across the country’s in protest to the Ministry of Energy’s (Power Division) decision to charge surcharges over the concessionary rate of Rs7.5cents/kWh with retrospective effect from January 2019.

As per details, after Monday’s hearing in the Lahore High Court, Justice Ayesha A. Malik did not give interim relief (stay order) to the 50 textile exporters who had last week moved the court against a power distribution company (LESCO) for charging arrears with retrospective effect.

It is pertinent to mention that the Power Division, in contrast to the federal cabinet’s decisions, had last month increased electricity tariff to almost 13cents/Kwh for the export-oriented sector through inefficiency surcharges, including financial cost (FC) surcharge, Neelum Jhelum (NJ) surcharge, taxes, fixed charges and positive fuel adjustments (PFA) etc., applied retrospectively from January 1, 2019.

On Monday, Justice Malik adjourned the case against the retrospective charging of surcharges till 4th March 2020 and issued notices to all the concerned parties in this regard.

Talking to this scribe, a senior APTMA official, who did not wish to be named, said, “Unfortunately, our electricity cases are being heard by only one judge [in the country] and she is against giving any stay order… we feel that the honourable high court judge has not served us with justice.”

He said the industry in Punjab would suffer badly if the Power Division did not take back its Jan 13th letter, which was written to power distribution companies (DISCOS), asking them to charge power tariff surcharges to the export sector over and above the competitive rate of Rs7.5cents/kWh.

“Textile mills in Sindh are getting stays but mills in Punjab are not getting the same from LHC,” the APTMA official deplored. “Since the PTI government is not fulfilling its promises, it seems that strike is the only way forward.”

He said that earlier today, APTMA had written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, warning him against Special Assistant to PM on Petroleum Nadeem Babar and Power Minister Omer Ayub Khan.

“We have appealed the prime minister to save the exports sector, which is on the verge of collapse. If the decision regarding retrospective arrears is not reversed, then the country will witness massive unemployment. Besides, it will also have an adverse impact on the country’s shrinking trade deficit which was registered in FY20.”

He maintained that the textile millers cannot pay the arrears with retrospective effect from January 2019 and that they have decided to close their mills “since it was not feasible to work under these circumstances”.

“The government is expecting us to pay arrears against past or closed transactions and this is not possible for us. We cannot pay billions of rupees in arrears for the mismanagement on part of the Power Division.”
 
Acha latefa ha k "Textile sector is working at full capacity."

Full capacity as in that of previous government? But they systematically destroyed the industry leaving it at bare minimum

Title should be Textile Sector surviving at Bare Minimum at Lowest Potential.
 
Always check labels of textiles and other products! For country of origin.
 
Pakistan is the top 4th cotton producer in the world but quality of cotton is not great and cultivation techniques are old. We should trying to grow the highest quality of Cotton. We should work with The Egypt and Australia since they produce the best Quality Cotton in the world.
 

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