Chairman Khurram stresses need for targeting non-traditional markets.

Pakistan needs to explore export-boosting avenues by diverting focus towards non-traditional markets in order to achieve a sizable growth in exports. "It is vital for Pakistan to broaden its export base in a bid to achieve growth targets and rein in trade deficit," said Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) Chairman Khurram Mukhtar in a statement. Terming the increase in exports essential for improving the economy, he was of the view that textile exporters were making strenuous efforts to achieve the objective. "Export diversification has played an important role in the economic development of...