Pakistan, May 18 -- Lawmakers on Friday expressed serious concerns over rising dollar value against Pakistani rupee and said it will further affect the local industrial production which is already going through difficult times.

A meeting of the National Assembly standing committee on industry and production was held at Parliament House with MNA Sajid Hussain Turi in the chair. The committee members were of the view that the growing value of dollar is not in the best interest of the country as it will increase the country's import bill. They urged the government to take appropriate measures to stop constant increase in the value of dollar.

Discussing the export of textile industry, the committee members stated that the cost of production...