Lahore, February 25, 2021: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has out rightly rejected proposal of allowing import of Cotton Yarn from India. Zahid Mazhar, Sr. Vice Chairman APTMA, while commenting on the statements of Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers Association and Pakistan Textile Exporters Association said that their narrative is not based on facts and they…
Downstream supply chain to resume operation Karachi, May 06, 2020: Mr. Zahid Mazhar, Chairman, APTMA Sindh-Balochistan Region demanded the Government of Sindh to allow the entire textile value chain to restart their production activity without any further delay otherwise the textile industry of the province would not survive and lead to total closure and massive…
Karachi, March 31, 2020: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has appreciated all the positive steps the Government has undertaken to combat the extremely negative impact COVID-19 is having on Pakistan’s economy. Given that the great majority of export orders have either been deferred or canceled the entire textile sector is in crisis. Europe and…
Karachi, March 19, 2020: Zahid Mazhar, Chairman – All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, Sindh-Balochistan Region has demanded the government to take drastic measures to save export-oriented textile industry from the negative economic impact of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) as since its outbreak in mid-December 2019, has caused turmoil in the world’s second-largest economy, China, with a trickle-down…
Karachi, September 27, 2019: Dr. Amanulla Kassim Machiyara, Chairman (Elect) APTMA has urged the Government to immediately withdraw the Regulatory Duty @ 3 percent. Additional Custom Duty @ 2 percent and Sales Tax @ 5 percent levied on the import of raw cotton so as to enable the textile industry to meet its requirements and…