Pakistan, June 2 -- Textile exporters have urged the government to reverse recent policies that they say are threatening Pakistan's $9 billion value-added textile export industry. In a joint letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PRGMEA) and the Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PHMA) called for immediate action to resolve tariff barriers and policy restrictions disrupting supply chains.

The exporters highlighted four critical issues needing urgent attention in the upcoming federal budget. Most importantly, they demanded the restoration of the original Export Facilitation Scheme (EFS), claiming recent changes have hurt small and medium-size...