PTI expresses concern over phenomenal increase in trade deficit

ISLAMABAD

Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) has expressed grave concern over the phenomenal increase in the trade deficit and urged the federal government to change the impaired economic policies.

Senior Leader of PTI and Member National Assembly Asad Umer lashed out at the government stating that textile exports have fallen, factories shut down and millions of workers have been pushed into an abyss of unemployment.

In a statement issued by central its Media Department, Asad Umer in a message on a social networking website has stated that government needs to reduce cost of doing business particularly reducing taxes on energy inputs and backlog of refunds.

He added that the government is passionate to get more loans. He stated that it is unfortunate that the textile owners and workers have been brought to a point where they have to march against government policies.

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