Pakistan, Jan. 29 -- Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb said on Wednesday the government was reviewing cost-of-doing-business challenges faced by export-oriented industries.

The finance minister said this in a meeting with a delegation of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA). "Government is actively reviewing various issues affecting the cost of doing business for export-oriented industries," Aurangzeb was quoted as saying in a statement from the Finance Division. Federal Minister for Petroleum Ali Pervaiz Malik was also present at the meeting. During the meeting, the ministers emphasised that the textile industry remained "a cornerstone of Pakistan's economy due to its significant contribution to exports, employment and i...