Pakistan, Aug. 3 -- The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC), a not-for-profit research and advocacy platform, has raised concerns over recent amendments to the Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS) notified by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), warning that the changes, particularly the exclusion of key raw materials like cotton and yarn, will severely undermine the country's textile exports.

In a press statement released on Saturday, PTC said that the amendments notified by the FBR through SRO 1359(I)/2025, which, if implemented in their current form, "will critically damage Pakistan's textile and apparel exports at a time when the sector is already under immense external pressure".

"PTC strongly urges the Government of Pakistan to intervene an...