The Textile Industry Associations of Punjab on Saturday demanded that Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif should take practical steps to solve the longstanding issues of duty drawback and energy tariff faced by provincial industry sector. While addressing at a press conference, Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Aamir Fayyaz along with representatives of Pakistan Ready Made Garments Association, Pakistan Hosiery Manufactures Associations, Council of Power Looms Association, Pakistan Textile Exporters Association and Pakistan Knitwear & Sweater Exporters Association demanded that Shahbaz Sharif should play its role to end disparity of energy tariff for the industry of Punjab.
While apprehending closure of the Punjab-based textile industry due to energy price disparity, he also demanded that either the chief minister should talk to the federal government and convince them to end price disparity or the Punjab government should bear the difference of price like the East Punjab government in India.
