The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) here on Tuesday stressed the need for focussing on export of value-added textile products. Talking to textile sector businessmen, ICCI President, Zahid Maqbool said that Pakistan was mostly exporting low value-added textile products while the global consumers prefer high value added products due to which share of country's textile exports has come down from 65 percent to about 50 percent.
He said that it was the need of the hour that the government encourages private sector through different incentives for producing value-added textile products to improve exports. On the occasion, the businessmen said that the apparel industry in Pakistan was the most promising area for value addition and employment generation as there is a rising demand for value added fashion garments and fabrics.
They urged upon the government to come forward to support this industry by addressing problems, which negatively impact its growth. They were of the view that to become a global player, government should facilitate textile industry for the promotion of high quality value added products.
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