Pakistan Textile Council

The Government of Pakistan has increased the utilisation period under the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) from 9 months to 18 months. This essentially means that exporters can now avail zero duty and import stage taxes for imported inputs provided that they are used within 18 months (previously this period was 9 months). The longer utilisation period will help reduce the cost for our exporters and will particularly help our SME exporters.   An additional extension for 6 months, beyond the 18 month utilisation period, will be considered by a Committee on a case-by-case basis. A six-monthly reconciliation statement will help safeguard the EFS scheme from abuse.   I would like to express my gratitude to colleagues from FBR and the Ministry of Commerce, and to partners from the private sector including Mr Fawad Anwar (PTC) [@fawadanwar], Mr Khurram Mukhtar (PTEA) [@mukhtarkhurram], and Mr Kamran Arshad (APTMA) for working with me in the Technical Committee which unanimously recommended these policy changes to the Honourable Prime Minister @CMShehbaz. I am especially grateful to the Prime Minister for approving the Committee’s recommendations.   The Committee studied and considered historical EFS data and utilisation period benchmarks of regional peers before arriving at its unanimous recommendations.   Before this policy change, there were a total of 7,932 Goods Declarations (GDs) of EFS users’ input goods, which had exceeded the allowed 9-month period. After the policy change to the 18 month utilisation period, all of these GDs are now again eligible for exports under EFS. Two additional improvements have also been made: 1.  Automatic replenishment of the amount of security deposit to the extent of the amount of goods consumed and exported, which will save exporters time. 2. EFS users have a been given the right of appeal with the Chief Collector against the orders of regulatory collector Under the leadership of Prime Minister @CMShehbaz, our government is committed to achieving export-led, private sector-led, sustainable economic growth for Pakistan.

🌱 Sustainability Weekly Spotlight | Week 16 Nishat Chunian Limited Driving sustainability through innovation, people & governance. 🌿 Environmental ⚡ 1.6 MW solar energy ♻️ Caustic recovery & waste heat reuse 💧 Advanced wastewater treatment (150 m³/hr) 🔥 Bio-fuels for cleaner energy 📊 Real-time emission monitoring 🧪 ZDHC compliant processes 👥 Social 🏥 350-bed not-for-profit hospital 📚 Free education for 600 students 👩 Women leadership & training programs 🤝 RISE gender equality initiative 🚍 Free transport & accommodation 🏛 Governance ✔️ SECP corporate governance compliance 📞 TIMBY grievance system 🛡️ Strong anti-harassment & ethics policies Pakistan’s textile sector continues to move toward sustainable and responsible growth. @fawadanwar @MusadaqZ @hasanshafqaat @mohrpakistan @CMShehbaz @PakPMO @PlanComPakistan @Dawn_News @APTMAofficial @PrgmeaOfficial @shahzadsaleem #PakistanTextileCouncil #SustainabilitySeries #ESG #TextileIndustry #SustainableManufacturing #CommunityImpact #PeoplePlanetProgress

🌱 Sustainability Weekly Spotlight | Week 15 Mustaqim Dyeing, highlighting sustainability leadership in Pakistan’s textile sector. 🌿 Environmental 🏆 IKEA Affordable Sustainability Award 💧 60%+ wastewater recycled through ETP 🔥 Biomass boilers & waste heat recovery 🧪 ZDHC-compliant chemical management 🔄 Circular production using textile waste 👥 Social 👩 Women empowerment initiatives 👁️ Free eye clinic for workers & community 📚 TCF school sponsorship 🍽️ Subsidized meals & worker support programs 👶 Free daycare for employees’ children 🏛 Governance ✔️ Strong compliance & transparency ✔️ Anti-harassment and grievance policies ✔️ ESG & governance oversight committees Pakistan’s textile sector continues to evolve toward responsible, sustainable manufacturing. #PakistanTextileCouncil #SustainabilitySeries #ESG #TextileIndustry #CircularTextiles @fawadanwar @MusadaqZ @hasanshafqaat @betterpakistan @beingJayP @PakPMO @CMShehbaz @PlanComPakistan @ClimateChangePK @Financegovpk @MoIB_Official @nhsrcofficial @Dawn_News

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🚨 Strait of Hormuz: A Crisis Pakistan Cannot Afford to Underestimate Chairman Pakistan Textile Council, @fawadanwar, has sounded a clear alarm: "The ongoing geopolitical developments in the Gulf region pose a serious risk to Pakistan's energy security and export supply chains." Here is why every Pakistani exporter should be paying attention 👇 📊 The Scale of Exposure: 🛢️ 80% of Pakistan's energy imports transit Hormuz ⏳ Domestic POL stocks: only ~30 days 🏭 Textile exports = 60%+ of national merchandise exports 💸 War risk surcharges alone could add USD 1 billion+ to trade costs ⚡ What PTC Has Proposed to the Government: 🔹 Remove the Captive Power Plant levy — immediately 🔹 Ring-fence LNG supply for export-oriented industries 🔹 Create a USD 25–50M War Risk Guarantee Fund (EDF holds Rs 52B — funds exist ✅) 🔹 Direct NICL & PRCL to offer competitive war risk insurance 🔹 Double ERF/EXIM working capital for affected exporters 🔹 Engage Saudi Aramco for Red Sea crude — bypassing Hormuz entirely 🔹 Notify GSP+, US & DCTS partners of force majeure conditions 🔹 Diversify crude supply via Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan & Kazakhstan Chairman Fawad Anwar concluded: "The Government of Pakistan has a narrow but real window to implement protective measures that will determine whether textile exporters can maintain their order books and market positions over the next 60–90 days." ⏰ The window is open. The question is whether we act before it closes. 📰 Full coverage: [@brecordernews : brecorder.com/news/40410376/…]

📊 Pakistan Trade Outlook – FY26 (Jul–Feb) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🔹 Overall Trade Position (Jul–Feb FY26) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📦 Exports: • $20.41 bn • ↓ $1.54 bn (▼ 7%) YoY 📥 Imports: • $45.40 bn • ↑ $3.07 bn (▲ 7%) YoY 📉 Trade Deficit: • $24.98 bn • ↑ $4.61 bn (▲ 23%) YoY ⚠ Deficit has widened sharply due to export contraction and import expansion. 🔹 February 2026 Snapshot (YoY) 📦 Exports: $2.28 bn (▼ 7%) 📥 Imports: $5.25 bn (▼ 2%) 📉 Trade Deficit: $2.97 bn (▲ 3%) Exports remain under pressure even on monthly comparison. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🧵 Textiles & Apparels (Core Sector) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📦 Jul–Feb FY26: • $12.249 bn • Marginal increase of $32 mn (0.3%) YoY 📦 February 2026: • $1.315 bn • ▼ $102 mn (–7%) YoY ➡ Sector holding cumulative ground but facing monthly slowdown. 🌾 Agri & Food (Jul–Feb) • $3.58 bn • ▼ 32% YoY ⚙ Manufacturing & Energy (Jul–Feb) • $3.995 bn • ▲ 0.2% YoY ⛏ Mining (Jul–Feb) • $567 mn • ▲ 22% YoY 🌍 Regional Export Performance (Jul–Feb) 📌 Growth Markets: • Middle East ▲ 7% ($2.37 bn) • USA ▲ 2% ($3.97 bn) • South America ▲ 11% 📌 Declining Markets: • EU ▼ 2% ($6.01 bn) • UK ▼ 3% • ASEAN ▼ 44% • CARs & Afghanistan ▼ 53% • South Asia ▼ 18% • Africa ▼ 11% @81ShahbazRana @MusadaqZ @PakTexCouncil @TextilePtea @mukhtarkhurram @fawadanwar @PakPMO @NajamAli2020 @AliKhizar @KhaleeqKiani @haider_mehtab @2010Ghumman

Dollar repatriation from North Asia may become a defining macro theme in 2026. If China, Korea and Taiwan begin converting export earnings back into domestic currencies, Asian currencies could strengthen while the dollar softens structurally. This is already happening It directly affects Pakistan’s export competitiveness. Our real position is determined by REER, not just the PKR–USD rate. If competitor currencies appreciate and Pakistan maintains inflation discipline, our relative competitiveness improves. If domestic inflation outpaces exchange rate adjustment, REER appreciation will quietly erode export margins. In a tightening global trade environment, currency misalignment can offset years of policy reform. For Pakistan’s exports sector, monitoring competitor currencies is now as important as tracking energy tariffs and interest rates. Exchange rate strategy is export strategy. @MusadaqZ @fawadanwar @shahzadsaleem @81ShahbazRana @StateBank_Pak @PakPMO @PakTexCouncil @AliKhizar @NajamAli2020 bloomberg.com/opinion/articl…

📊Pakistan Textile Exports July–January FY26 Resilient Value Addition | Structural Imbalance Big Picture 🔻 Total Exports: $18.19bn (↓7% YoY) 📈January Surge: +35% MoM 🧵 Textile = 60% of Pakistan’s exports What’s Growing? 👕 Apparel & Made-Ups (HS 61–63) 📈$9.15bn (↑3%) ✔ Knitwear ↑ ✔ Non-knit apparel ↑ ✔ Made-ups ↑ Value addition = the growth driver. What’s Struggling? 🧶 Traditional Textiles (HS 50–60) 📉$1.79bn (↓8%) Cotton ↓ Filaments ↓ Knitted fabrics ↓ Upstream stress continues. The Real Issue Not demand. Not capacity. ⚠️ Competitiveness constraints: • High energy costs • Tax & liquidity friction • Weak upstream fundamentals What Needs to Happen ✔ Competitive energy pricing ✔ Faster tax refunds ✔ Stronger export financing ✔ Incentives for value addition ✔ Cotton sector reform ✔ 5-year stable export policy Pakistan’s textile sector is resilient. Now it needs policy stability to scale. 📘 Full report available #PakistanExports #TextileExports #ApparelIndustry #ExportCompetitiveness linkedin.com/posts/pakistan…

🌱 Sustainability Weekly Spotlight | Week 14 Mahmood Group Driving sustainability across energy, water, community & governance. 🌿 Environmental ⚡ 46+ MW solar power installed 🏢 LEED Gold & Platinum certified facilities 💧 Rainwater harvesting + wastewater recycling ♻️ Waste heat recovery & green procurement policy 👥 Social 📚 4 schools with Care Foundation 💧 27 filtration plants serving 400,000+ people 🏥 8+ free medical dispensaries 👩 Women empowerment programs (Nisaab & Beena) 🎓 Scholarships & education support 🏛 Governance ✔️ IFRS compliance ✔️ Strong Code of Conduct ✔️ Transparent auditing systems Mahmood Group reflects the future of Pakistan’s textile sector — renewable, responsible & resilient. #PakistanTextileCouncil #SustainabilitySeries #ESG #RenewableEnergy #TextileIndustry

PTC Engages Government on Export Growth Value-added textile associations met the Minister & Secretary Commerce (on PM’s directions) to discuss issues affecting export-led growth. Chairman Fawad Anwar highlighted: 🧵 Exporters are surviving, not growing ⚡ Energy costs must be regionally competitive 💸 Taxation reforms are essential 👷 Wage alignment needed to restore competitiveness ⚙️ Update on EFS The Technical Committee on Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) met today. Chairman PTC proposed increasing the utilization period from 9 months → 18 months. ✅ Committee unanimously agreed 📄 Recommendation to be submitted to PM Greater flexibility = stronger export capacity. Pakistan’s textile sector needs policy alignment to move from retaining share to expanding globally. #PakistanTextileCouncil #Exports #EFS #TradePolicy #PakistanTextiles

⚡ PTC Chairman Fawad Anwar Calls for Review of Off-Grid Levy Framework Pakistan Textile Council has urged the Prime Minister to reconsider the proposed off-grid levy — warning it could increase costs for exporters already under pressure. 🧵 Exporters compete globally — prices are not set locally. 💸 Higher energy costs = lower competitiveness. 🌱 Penalizing off-grid & renewable investments may discourage sustainability efforts. Chairman Fawad Anwar stressed that policy decisions must strengthen, not weaken, Pakistan’s export engine. Pakistan’s textile sector drives jobs, foreign exchange, and industrial growth. A stable, competitive energy framework is essential. 🔗 Read the full article here: brecorder.com/news/40408003/… @fawadanwar @MusadaqZ @hasanshafqaat @betterpakistan @CMShehbaz @PakPMO @beingJayP @Dawn_News @ForeignOfficePk @PlanComPakistan @MoIB_Official @PrgmeaOfficial @APTMAofficial @Financegovpk #PakistanTextileCouncil #EnergyCosts #Exports #IndustrialGrowth #Pakistantextiles

The downward slide is not stopping and we now see mere $880 million FDI in seven months despite the whole of the government approach. Until we stop making changes in taxes, energy prices at whims, no one would invest in Pakistan. Wrong appointments, wrong policies and here we are Azfar sb

I genuinely admire the confidence with which some people explain how exports can magically double, usually from a very comfortable chair and a stable Wi-Fi connection. Running exports in Pakistan, however, is not a PowerPoint exercise. It is a daily negotiation with energy tariffs, refund cycles, policy reversals, financing costs, logistics surprises and occasionally the laws of physics. The export potential is absolutely there. Our entrepreneurs are resilient. Our industries are capable. But competitiveness is not built on slogans alone,.whether fiscal, monetary or “innovation” buzzwords of the season. Innovation is important. But innovation cannot replace predictable policy, competitive energy, timely refunds and rational taxation. You cannot innovate your way out of structural disadvantages. Commentary is easy. Competing in global markets under these conditions is a slightly more adventurous sport. Let’s keep the debate focused on practical reforms instead of personality assessments. The goal is exports, not eloquence. Everyone seems to have a billion dollar export plan. Strangely, very few have actually shipped a billion dollars’ worth of goods. Exporting is not theory, it is survival in a brutally competitive global arena. Before prescribing cures, one should at least visit the patient & surely this is not your forte. @SohailPasha19 @AsimRiaz1978 @AzizGohir @MusadaqZ @hasanshafqaat

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Pakistan can take Textile exports to $30 billion in 5 years (10% CAGR), create 2 million jobs, and lift 30% of our population out of poverty. But this requires decisive structural reforms, not incremental adjustments. Macro & Fiscal Discipline • Competitive & stable exchange rate • Gradual reduction in interest rates, unlock Rs 1 trillion fiscal space • Strict control of federal & provincial expenditure • Shift from consumption led to export led growth Energy Reform (Price + Reliability) • Regionally competitive electricity & gas tariffs • Remove cross subsidies distorting industry • Long term industrial energy contracts • Grid reliability & transmission upgrades Tax & Refund Reform • Rationalized, predictable taxation • End to cascading advance taxes • Automatic, time bound refunds • 5% DLTL for 2 years, linked to minimum 10% growth in value added exports Industrial Competitiveness • Lean structures, automation & digitalization • Technology upgradation incentives • SME access to affordable finance • Logistics, port & customs efficiency • Export traceability & compliance systems Human Capital & Demographics • Massive investment in technical education • Industry led skill development • Incentives for female workforce participation • Population control as a national priority • Quality education reform Governance Reform • Civil bureaucracy restructuring • Performance based accountability • Ease of doing business • Provincial Govts alignment with national export agenda Priority Sectors Textiles | Mining | Food Processing | IT | Surgical | Defence Equipment With political will and coordinated federal–provincial execution, this is fully achievable. Pakistan has the capacity. We now need policy consistency, courage, and clarity of direction. @PakPMO @MIshaqDar50 @jam_kamal @betterpakistan @AliPervaiz450 @akleghari @BilalAKayani @IhsaanaKhan @kschehzad @81ShahbazRana @AhmadJalal_1 @iAdnanAamir @MusadaqZ @SohailPasha19 @mukhtar_hamza @TextilePtea @PakTexCouncil

Sorry to see you are dead tired Zulfi Sahib. Can you name a few incentives that the government has given the textile industry. Since you have not named any I am unable to thank the govt. Because last I checked we were subsidizing the electricity cost to domestic consumers and also being made to pay tax in excess of 50 percent.

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The headline is a bit misleading. Previously Industry was cross subsidising life line consumers which burden has been removed. Instead of asking domestic users to now cross subsidise the lifeline consumers is extremely unfair. The govt should ask provinces to foot the bill of subsidy for lifeline consumers falling within their respective jurisdictions. Provinces have surplus budgets.

Dawn has misreported this news. The industry was being charged a tariff higher than the cost and this cross subsidy was more than a 100 billion. All the govt has done is removed the cross subsidy, even after removing the cross subsidy the industrial tarriff is higher than neighboring countries because of many reasons. The way the news is represented gives the impression that people are being taxed to give a relief to the industry. Sad that even respected news papers like Dawn don't bother to understand the issue.