As the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread unabated in India andBangladesh, garment orders from international markets are rapidly shiftingtowards Pakistan.
However, the garment sector in the country is facing a severe shortage ofyarn due to a shortage of cotton.
As per reports, the development comes at a time when export orders aredeclining in Pakistan’s neighboring countries due to the COVID pandemic,there is a flurry of export orders for Pakistan’s garment sector, as Indiaand Bangladesh, affected by the pandemic, have not yet been able to produceand deliver goods to European and American markets on time.
This has pushed the entire production pressure of the textile industry onPakistan’s textile exports.
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However, there exist a major hurdle for the local industrialists to takeadvantage of this opportunity, as they say, that they are worried about theshortage of raw material, especially yarn, for the orders received by thegarment sector.
Industrialists say that the international client gives 35 to 40 days forshipments but the local mill is giving them three months’ time.
