LAHORE: The textile millers are not happy with the government’s decision to allow only opening of industrial units with confirmed export orders and urged the government on Saturday to allow indirect exporters (the entire supply chain) to resume operations along with the industrial units to complete export orders. “If some indirect exporter has some order he should also be allowed as without raw material and accessories suppliers, even the direct exporter with confirmed export orders cannot fulfil their commitment,” Gulzar said. The complete supply chain must be allowed to operate and markets could be time specific for e.g.10am to 5pm, he said. “It is not possible to operate in lockdown till the complete supply chain is operational,” Ejaz said. The MoC proposed the procedures for considering applications of the industrial units with confirmed export orders for exemption from the lockdown.

Source: Pakistan Today April 11, 2020 07:46 UTC