The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has asked the Government to increase gas and power supply to the textile industry of Pakistan. Ijaz Khokhar, PRGMEA’s Central Chairman said that due to gas shortage, mills cannot process fabric on time and the sewing units cannot assure on-time deliveries of export shipments. The country exported textile goods worth US $ 4.6 billion during July-October 2014-2015, against US $ 4.7 billion of the same period of the previous year, marking a drop of 1.54 per cent. He further added that the textile industry needs cheaper electricity to keep the units operational and to complete the export orders well within the given timeframe, but only because of the shortage of electricity the exports are not up to the mark.
