Huge quarter page ads have been appearing in all the leading newspapers from a component of the textile sector, which has been excluded from the facility of availing R&D support, demanding that R&D should be allowed across the board.
May I take this opportunity of demanding that R&D support should actually be given across the board to all industrial exports, including the engineering sector. This would help in widening our export base and reduce our over-dependence on the textile sector.
(The writer is Managing Director Alucan (Pvt) Limited)