Call to allow duty-free import of fabric.

LAHORE -- Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) has appealed the government to allow duty-free import of fabric under a simple and easy procedure instead of 'Procedure of Duty Tax Remission for Exports' (DTRE), which is very complicated, as only two percent of the exporters can avail importing under the DTRE facility. PRGMEA Vice-Chairman and North Zone head Adeeb Iqbal Sheikeh stressing the need for duty-free fabric import to encourage value-addition, suggested the government to review its textile policy to remove hurdles hindering exports and to enable the textile sector to attain the exports targets. 'We urge the government to abolish all...