The readymade garment exporters have said the energy crisis is a major impediment in reaping fruits of the GSP plus status from the EU. Former PRGMEA Chairman Ijaz Khokhar said the EU buyers are still in doubt about the ability of timely delivery of orders by the Pakistani exporters.
He has also questioned the worth of the statement made by the German Ambassador Dr Cyrill Nunn that the HeimTextile has witnessed 30 percent increase in orders to Pakistani exporters from the EU. Dr Cyrill Nunn had made this statement during his visit to the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Punjab office recently. He had further stated that the latest upward revision of GDP growth by the Pakistan government suggests that Pakistan has started realising the positive impact of the GSP plus from the EU.
He said it is merely an eye wash as the statement of the German envoy is based upon the data collected from the Pakistani stalls about the number of visitors to them during the exhibition. A rise of 30 percent in visits of buyers to Pakistani stalls is a routine matter and it cannot be taken as an indicator of success of the GSP plus status for Pakistan.
Still, he said, the number of visitors to the Indian and the Bangladeshi stalls is higher than the Pakistani stalls.
According to him, the EU buyers are yet reluctant in placing ample orders to Pakistani exporters. They are expressing their concerns over the timely delivery of orders from Pakistan due to the energy shortage.
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