Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Chief ExecutiveMian Kashif Ashfaq Friday lauding the economic policies of Prime MinisterImran Khan urged for chalking out an aggressive export policy that givesmore relaxation and friendly environment to exporters to enhance exportsespecially in textile and furniture sector
(Pakistan Point News / Online - 12th April, 2019) Pakistan Furniture Council (PFC) Chief ExecutiveMian Kashif Ashfaq Friday lauding the economic policies of Prime MinisterImran Khan urged for chalking out an aggressive export policy that givesmore relaxation and friendly environment to exporters to enhance exportsespecially in textile and furniture sector.He expressed these views while talking to media during his visit to TEXPO,2019 exhibition as guest of honour being held here at Expo Center today.
He said that its good omen that the textile industry exports is likelycross $15 billion mark and this would likely be a record achievement oftextile exports in such a short span of time. He demanded a fast trackestablishment of Integrated Textile & Apparel Parks enabling plug and playfacilities for local and foreign investors.Mian Kashif said currently, the textile sector was the country's largestindustry in terms of exports, exporting $14 billion worth of goodsannually. The second largest segment is rice, which generates $2 billionthrough exports, but Pakistan's furniture exports stand at a meager $51million. He said if the government extends its support to furniturecompanies, the volume of export could touch the figure of $ 5 billion forthe next five years.
