{
  "id": 11339599,
  "title": "Subdued exports spark blame game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/subdued-exports-spark-blame-game",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-02T02:32:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn Business",
    "slug": "dawn-business",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2034135/subdued-exports-spark-blame-game"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The recent slowdown in export shipments has sparked a blame game between the federal government and exporters in Pakistan. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed dissatisfaction with exporters' performance despite the provision of several incentives in the budget. However, Jawed Bilwani, the former president of the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Coordinator of the All Pakistan Exporters Association Forum, blamed the federal government for not implementing export-friendly policies. Bilwani highlighted the numerous challenges faced by exporters, including high manufacturing costs, lack of competitiveness, and absence of a level playing field. He also criticized the imposition of taxes and duties on imported yarn under the Export Facilitation Scheme, which created additional liquidity pressures without benefiting the local yarn industry. Bilwani urged the government to establish an emergency cell at the Prime Minister's Office to ensure reliable and competitive export logistics, pointing to costly utilities and frequent outages as factors slowing export growth.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}