A delegation of Textile manufacturers from Shanghai is scheduled to visit Pakistan next year to explore the avenues to import Textile products from Pakistan.

This was stated by Chairman Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) Zahid Aslam while talking to APP from Shanghai where he along with an eight-member delegation held successful negotiations with their Chinese counterparts in Shanghai, Ningbo and Changzhou to find out markets to enhance export of Pakistani Textile products.

He said that during meetings in these cities, he invited the Chinese textile manufacturers to Pakistan to see themselves the conducive business environment available there.

The Chairman PTEA said that he was delighted that they have accepted his invitation and agreed to visit next year.

Zahid Aslam said that we were successful in obtaining export orders for supply of five containers of bed sheets which is the beginning and expressed the hope that more orders would be forthcoming in future.

He pointed out that we would start exports of bed sheets to China from next month.

The Chinese side, he said expressed willingness to import from Pakistan Yarn, Fabrics and Bed sheets as they were of the opinion that these products of South Asian country are competitive in price as labour cost and other associated expenditures are on the lower side.

Zahid Aslam said that negotiations for import of Yarn and Fabric are under progress and expressed the determination of their successful conclusion.

He said that the PTEA delegation would again visit soon to Shanghai to further push these negotiations with the Chinese side.

He said that during their visit to Changzhou, the delegation was informed that the thirty percent of the total textile production was being exported to various parts of the world.

The negotiations with regard to purchase of power-looms for textile were also to continue in future, he said and expressed the hope of positive out come in this regard.

Zahid Aslam said that what he transpired from these meetings was that Chinese were willing to do business in close liaison with Pakistani businessmen.