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Textile industry call to withdraw extile industry call to withdraw
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mer
merger of textile, commerce divisionsger of textile, commerce divisions

statistics, organization and control of chamber of
The textile industry showed its discontent with the statistics, organization and control of chamber of
The textile industry showed its discontent with the
government’s decision to merge the federal and associations of commerce and industry, tariff , tariff
and associations of commerce and industry
government’s decision to merge the federal
(protection) policy and its implementation, law of
Commerce and Textile divisions and rename the extile divisions and rename the
Commerce and T (protection) policy and its implementation, law of
Ministry of Commerce and Textile as Ministry of extile as Ministry of
Ministry of Commerce and T insurance, regulation and control of insurance
insurance, regulation and control of insurance
companies, actual work, insurance of war
Commerce.
Commerce. companies, actual work, insurance of war, riot , riot
and civil commotion risks and life insurance but
and civil commotion risks and life insurance but
excluding health and unemployment insurance,
In a joint statement issued by Council of All
In a joint statement issued by Council of All excluding health and unemployment insurance,
Pakistan Textile Mills Associations (APTMA) and akistan Textile Mills Associations (APTMA) and export promotion, special selection board for
export promotion, special selection board for
P
selection of commercial officers for posting in
other industry stakeholders, Chairman Muhammad
other industry stakeholders, Chairman Muhammad selection of commercial officers for posting in
Zubair Motiwala urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to
P
Zubair Motiwala urged Prime Minister Imran Khan to Pakistan Missions abroad, anti-dumping duties, akistan Missions abroad, anti-dumping duties,
countervailing and safeguard laws, management
withdraw the decision and said that the move would
withdraw the decision and said that the move would countervailing and safeguard laws, management
of EDF/EMDF
damage the textile sector of EDF/EMDF, domestic commerce reforms and , domestic commerce reforms and
damage the textile sector..
development in collaboration with other Ministries,
development in collaboration with other Ministries,
Calling the merger counterproductive, Motiwala
provincial and local government, Intellectual
Calling the merger counterproductive, Motiwala provincial and local government, Intellectual
Property Organization of P
said that a dedicated and independent textile
said that a dedicated and independent textile Property Organization of Pakistan (IPO), textile akistan (IPO), textile
industrial policy, coordination and liaison with , coordination and liaison with
ministry would help contribute to the revival of the
ministry would help contribute to the revival of the industrial policy
economy and play its part in tipping the trade federal agencies/institutions, provincial
federal agencies/institutions, provincial
economy and play its part in tipping the trade
governments and local government entities for
balance in Pakistan’s favour. The statement akistan’s favour. The statement
balance in P governments and local government entities for
facilitation and promotion of the textile sector
called the merger of the textile and commerce facilitation and promotion of the textile sector, ,
called the merger of the textile and commerce
divisions an irony that the government made the liaison, dialogues, negotiations, except trade
divisions an irony that the government made the
liaison, dialogues, negotiations, except trade
move without taking stakeholders on board. negotiations, and cooperation with international
negotiations, and cooperation with international
move without taking stakeholders on board.
donor agencies and multilateral regulatory and
donor agencies and multilateral regulatory and
Earlier in the month. the government of P development organizations with regard to textile
development organizations with regard to textile
Earlier in the month. the government of Pakistan akistan
sector
merged the federal Commerce and T sector, setting of standard and monitoring and , setting of standard and monitoring and
merged the federal Commerce and Textile extile
maintaining, vigilance for strict compliance of the
divisions on the recommendations of Dr Ishrat
divisions on the recommendations of Dr Ishrat maintaining, vigilance for strict compliance of the
standards throughout production and value
Hussain. The federal cabinet also gave the
Hussain. The federal cabinet also gave the standards throughout production and value
go-ahead for the merger
chain, textile related statistics, surveys,
go-ahead for the merger. As a result, 19 . As a result, 19 chain, textile related statistics, surveys,
sub-bodies of seven ministries would be merged commercial intelligence, analysis and
sub-bodies of seven ministries would be merged
commercial intelligence, analysis and
and nine subordinate departments of five
dissemination of information and reports on
and nine subordinate departments of five dissemination of information and reports on
ministries would be transferred to other
ministries would be transferred to other international demand patterns, market access ccess
international demand patterns, market a
ministries, whereas five departments of three etc, linkage with cotton and textile producing
ministries, whereas five departments of three
etc, linkage with cotton and textile producing
ministries would be abolished. countries, training, skill development, research for
ministries would be abolished.
countries, training, skill development, research for
quality improvement and productivity enhancement
quality improvement and productivity enhancement
As per the rules of business, the Commerce
As per the rules of business, the Commerce throughout the production/ value chain.
throughout the production/ value chain.
Division will include all imports and exports as
Division will include all imports and exports as
Commerce Division will be given the
well as: (i) treaties, agreements, protocols and
well as: (i) treaties, agreements, protocols and Commerce Division will be given the
administrative control of (i) F
conventions with other countries and international administrative control of (i) Federal Textile Board; ederal Textile Board;
conventions with other countries and international
(ii) Textile City (projects), Karachi/Faisalabad; (iii) extile City (projects), Karachi/Faisalabad; (iii)
agencies; (ii) promotion of foreign trade including (ii) T
agencies; (ii) promotion of foreign trade including
National T
trader offices abroad, trade delegations to and
trader offices abroad, trade delegations to and National Textile University, Faisalabad; (iv) Textile extile University, Faisalabad; (iv) Textile
from abroad, overseas trade exhibitions and
from abroad, overseas trade exhibitions and Commissioners Organization;(v) Directorate
Commissioners Organization;(v) Directorate
conferences and committee connected with
conferences and committee connected with General of T
General of Textile & Quota Supervisory Council; extile & Quota Supervisory Council;
(vi) all textiles related EPB/ EDF funded institutes
foreign trade; (iii) standards of quality of goods to (vi) all textiles related EPB/ EDF funded institutes
foreign trade; (iii) standards of quality of goods to
concerned with skill development in various
be imported and exported; (iv) transit trade and concerned with skill development in various
be imported and exported; (iv) transit trade and
sub-sectors of textile industry; (vii) textile testing
border trade and; (v) state trading. sub-sectors of textile industry; (vii) textile testing
border trade and; (v) state trading.
laboratory, Faisalabad; (viii) Garment City , Faisalabad; (viii) Garment City
laboratory
Commerce Ministry will also be responsible for Projects at Lahore, F
Commerce Ministry will also be responsible for
Projects at Lahore, Faisalabad and Karachi and; aisalabad and Karachi and;
inter-provincial trade, commercial intelligence and -provincial trade, commercial intelligence and (ix) P
(ix) Pakistan Cotton Standards Institute, Karachi.akistan Cotton Standards Institute, Karachi.
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