KARACHI: In a meeting with the delegation of leather garments exporters, Federal Minister of Commerce Khurram Dastagir has assured that the government will provide help to exporters in every possible way to implement the vision of Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Pakistan Leather Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association (PLGMEA) delegation comprised of its Chairman Chaudhry Ahmed Zulfiqar Hayat and senior members Syed Shujaat Ali and Nadeem Abbas.
Zulfiqar highlighted the export related problems to the minister due to which PLGMEA members were not able to market their products in an appropriate way. He also informed about the difficulties they had been facing in export of their products and the restriction on exporting leather garments with fur trimmings although all competing countries were exporting fur garments.
Dastgir gave an assurance that the exporters were future of the country and government would provide full support to them by taking all the necessary measures to eliminate problems of exporters. He directed Additional Secretary Commerce to conduct a meeting with FBR and Wildlife authorities to clarify a way in exporting garments with fur trimmings, as soon as possible. This will ensure Pakistan not to bear the loss of export orders in the future due to fur issue. India, China and Turkey are exporting leather garments with fur trimmings to prominent European buyers.
He also instructed the customs officers to provide required services to exporters on the air and sea ports and to resolve their issues on priority level.
