Pakistan News And Discussion-9

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<b>Pakistan : Carpet exports decline in first half of 2006-07</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->CMEA Chairman also criticized the increase in labour wages up to 33 percent in budget and pointed out that labour has become costlier than raw material.
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Nareshji,
Why this is happening -
Is it because of Earthquake? Main production area destroyed?
They are using carpets at home
Use new carpet whenever they welcome Mushy
New person with better accounting skill
It is not possible rice eating thin people from India can produce more and better carpet than Pakis?

[Guest]

<b>Baglihar: Pak may go to Court of Arbitration</b><!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->After initial claims of victory and promise to accept the World Bank neutral expert's verdict on Baglihar power project, Pakistan is reportedly considering the option of going for Court of Arbitration over Raymond Lafitte's decision to approve the spillway gates of the dam, which Islamabad claims would help India regulate the flow of water.
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<b>As India can still regulate water of Chenab River through spillway gates, therefore legal experts have started examining the decision in which neutral expert has held that spillway gates are in conformity with international practice and state-of-the-art,"</b> the official said.
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The spillgates will allow India to de-silt the dam periodically to enhance its life.

Pakistan's main objection about the spillgates was that they could give India the ability to release water in large volumes in times of war, a contention the neutral expert reportedly said did not fall within his purview.
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After winning battle they still have doubts or they just read fine prints.
Now Moron Singh should give this as another gift to his brothers in Pakistan.

[Naresh]

<!--QuoteBegin-Mudy+Feb 14 2007, 11:43 PM-->QUOTE(Mudy @ Feb 14 2007, 11:43 PM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Pakistan : Carpet exports decline in first half of 2006-07</b>
Nareshji,
Why this is happening -
Is it because of Earthquake? Main production area destroyed?
They are using carpets at home
Use new carpet whenever they welcome Mushy
New person with better accounting skill
It is not possible rice eating thin people from India can produce more and better carpet than Pakis?
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<b>Mudy Ji :</b>

Here is a Pakistani take on the Situation :

<b>Carpet-makers demand incentives</b>

LAHORE: The Carpet Manufacturers and Exporters Association (CMEA) in a meeting with a Trade Development Authority of Pakistan official has demanded the government to provide facilities to the local traders and exporters equivalent to those of the Indian and Chinese entrepreneurs.

In a detailed meeting with TDAP Director General Agha Zafar Mehdi Shah, the association’s chairman Mian Javed-ur-Rehman said that Pakistan’s carpet industry was competing with India and China with limited resources and facilities. He said the Indian government was giving 8 percent rebate against 0.33 percent in Pakistan. Similar facilities are extend to carpet manufacturers and exporters in China besides other subsidies and incentives, he added. Mian Javed also criticised the increase in labour wages up to 33 percent in budget and pointed out that labour has become costlier than raw material.

He urged to fulfil the promise of setting up carpet city immediately. According to him, carpet exports declined substantially in first half of the fiscal year 2006-07. The TDAP DG assured the delegation of forwarding the demands and proposals to the high command. However, he pointed out that authority was striving hard to ease down the competing pressure on the carpet manufacturers and exporters. staff report

<b>Mudy Ji :</b> Not being in the Carpet Industry one is clueless. However, one can opine that in the majority of cases the Pakistani “Industrialists” have not cared to up-grade their machinery and are still carrying on with outmoded machinery as also they have never tried to upgrade the quality of labour.

As such they are still stuck with “Productivity Standards” more akin to the 1960s than present day.

The Indian entrepreneurs on the other hand have been modernizing their plants, guiding the labour to get improved productivity and possibly using better and more hardwearing fibres for the carpets they manufacture.

I am just taking a “wild” guess and may have got it totally wrong.

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[Naresh]

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After winning battle they still have doubts or they just read fine prints.
Now Moron Singh should give this as another gift to his brothers in Pakistan.
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<b>Mudy Ji :</b>

From the IWT :

Article IX

Settlement of Differences and Disputes

Any question which arises between the Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Treaty or the existence of any fact which, if established, might constitute a breach of this Treaty shall first be examined by the Commission, which will endeavor to resolve the question by agreement.

<b>If the Commission does not reach agreement on any of the questions mentioned in the Paragraph (1), then a difference will be deemed to have arisen, which shall be dealt with by a Neutral Expert. If the Neutral Expert has informed the Commission that, in his opinion, the difference should be treated as a dispute, then a dispute will be deemed to have arisen.</b>

As soon as a dispute to be settled has arisen, the Commission shall, at the request of either Commissioner, report the fact to the two Governments, as early as practicable, stating in its report the points on which the Commission is in agreement and the issues in dispute, the views of each Commissioner on these issues and his reasons thereof.

Either Government may, following receipt of the report, or if it comes to the conclusion that this report is being unduly delayed in the Commission, invite the other Government to resolve the dispute by agreement.

<b>A court of Arbitration shall be established to resolve the dispute.</b>

<b>Mudy Ji :</b> One will have to wait and find out if the Neutral Expert i.e. Prof. Lafitte decides that the differences are to be considered as a dispute.

Should he not do so then the Pakistanis have no leg to stand on.

One can appreciate your “distaste” – putting it mildly – for Manmohan Singh but it would be impossible to give any gifts to the Pakistanis for the simple reason if that was the case then India would have agree to the “suggestions” made by the Pakistanis – many moons ago

India has been humouring the Pakistanis and handing out CBMs galore but comes there a time when one has to say “Enough is Enough”.

To it add “A Man’s gotta Do what a Man’s gotta Do”

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[Guest]

They are saying they started losing share in one year. Which is bit odd? Within one year India had made no special efforts to uplift Carpet Industry. India lost big chunk of labor after child labor bill came into action. Modernization process is very slow. They are still behind Turkey or Iran in production or quality.

I think Pakistan as a country lost its credibility. I know people don't buy products made in Pakistan, including me. Pakistan being hub of terrorism doesn’t go very well with sensible people and their strong support to Taliban is a major factor.
Same situation is in linen area. They used to be leader in mid price product now India, Egypt and Turkey are doing very well. Even Ikea had very limited stuff from Pakistan. At this stage only Indian grocery store, who still keeps masala, pickles and other cheap products from Pakistan?

Next question, lot of people should be unemployed and GDP should drop. But amazingly Pakistan is doing very good, Growth is up, GDP is up and so is Population. Only thing is down is education and quality of life.

Wonder!!!!!!!

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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->One can appreciate your “distaste” – putting it mildly – for Manmohan Singh but it would be impossible to give any gifts to the Pakistanis for the simple reason if that was the case then India would have agree to the “suggestions” made by the Pakistanis – many moons ago
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Don't underestimate him, We are lucky we have good General as a chief otherwise MMS was ready to give Siachien. I don't trust MMS PERIOD. I really need RTI on him since 1990.
Thank God, idiot was not PM since many moons, otherwise .....

[Naresh]

[center]<b><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Textile industry suffers 100 million dollar loss in three days</span></b>[/center]

KARACHI - All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has strongly condemned the crisis resulting from shutdown of gas supply to almost all of its export oriented member mills. The gas blackout started on the 12th of February and has now become the most massive shutdown to ever hit industry in Pakistan, said a statement issued by APTMA on Wednesday.

<b>Association claimed that the textile mills have suffered $100 million loss in just three days in exports due to the shutdown of gas. APTMA has asked the concerned authorities to immediately restore the gas supply to the effected mills.</b>

This shutdown is totally unexpected and without any prior announcement. This may prove to be the final nail in the coffin of the textile industry which is already on the brink of disaster due to heavy losses due to abnormal increase in cost of production. Even the mills that have backup power supplies are unfeasible due to high cost of oil and frequent WAPDA shutdowns. As a result of this blackout there is not only a major decrease in export production but also damage to sensitive machinery which may result in permanent closure.

This major shutdown is a deadly blow to an export oriented industry which has to compete in the world market. The trade deficit which ballooned in January will increase even further in February if gas is not immediately restored to these units. <b><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>Textile exports of $ 1 billion per hour</span></b> <!--emo&tupid--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/pakee.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='pakee.gif' /><!--endemo--> are in jeopardy due to government gas load shedding policies and export targets can no longer be met.

<b>Furthermore international buyers have now started showing concern at Pakistani exporters not being able to meet shipping deadlines due to repeated gas closures and are now looking to place next orders in other countries like <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>India, China and Vietnam thereby resulting in permanent loss in export market share for Pakistan.</span></b> <!--emo&:flush--><img src='style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Flush.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='Flush.gif' /><!--endemo-->

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