Task Force To Resolve Red Areas In Textile Quotas

After the removal of textile quotas in 2005 a high level task force would be formed for the timely resolution of issues faced by the Pakistani exporters.

Decision for the formation of this task force was taken in a meeting of leading textile exporters with Humayun Akhtar Khan, federal minister for commerce.

The task force would be constituted under the chairmanship of the commerce minister and its members would include representatives of various trade bodies, exporters' associations and relevant ministries.

The meeting decided that the task force would periodically review the emerging issues and resolve problems of the exporters, particularly in quota free era after 2005, in coordination with respective federal and provincial government departments and agencies.

Earlier the participants of the meeting were briefed about the hiccups and hindrances, which Pakistani exporters may face in quota free regime. The minister gave a patient hearing to the exporters and assured them that he would look into their problems and leave no stone unturned to solve their problems.

While stressing for coordinated approach in this connection the minister said: "It is the need of the hour that various public and private departments and agencies coordinate with each other to improve competitiveness and acceptability of our products in the foreign markets."