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With rates of potatoes sticking to Rs60 per kg in open market despite several measures of federal as well as the provincial governments, the private parties are considering to import the most sought-after vegetable from different countries including China, India and Bangladesh. Market sources claimed that hundreds of trucks loaded with potato have been arriving through Wagah at the landed cost of Rs30 per kg. It is being sold at Rs35-38 per kg in Lahore’s wholesale market after adding transportation and other expenses yet the retail price is still Rs60 per kg in open market and Rs55 per kg in Sunday Bazaars. The importers have approached the exporters of India, Bangladesh and China to see the possibility of imports from these countries, observed All Pakistan Fruit and Vegetable Markets Association Chairman Ch Zaheer. He urged the government to keep a check on the Iran and Afghanistan borders so that Pakistan’s cold storage stocks and...

Reacting on the apparel exports data, for the month of April 2014-15, Mr. Virender Uppal, Chairman AEPC, remarked, “This is the first month of the 2014-15 and Apparel Exports have recorded the growth of 14.33% compared to the April month of last financial year. The export for April 2014-15 is to the tune of US $ 1.3 billion compared to US $ 1.1 billion in the 2013-14 over April month of the previous year.” Appreciating the role of garment exporters Mr. Uppal stated that, “Indian garment manufacturing sector has the highest potential and it needs to increase competitiveness to generate more employment and boost apparel exports from India. This could only be achieved by enabling facilitative business environment, given its critical role in fostering growth in manufacturing. “The need is to simplify the regulatory system and ensure fair competition among the players. By tuning- up the policy Government should help industry in reducing...