Claiming that the increasing exports of cotton yarn is creating pressure on the raw material prices in the domestic market, the Pakistani textile exporters have requested the government to put a complete ban on the cotton yarn exports. According to Rana Javed Akhtar, the senior vice-chairman and Sh Muhammad Yousaf, the vice-chairman of the All Pakistan Cloth Exporters’ Association (APCEA), the price rise has been making the Pakistani textile exports
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| uncompetitive in the global markets. It has been reported that the textile raw material prices in the local markets have increased by almost 20-25 percent in cotton yarn varieties, and nearly 20 percent with respect to polyester cotton. In September 2003, the average price of 20s cotton yarn was Rs 507/- per bundle, which has mounted to Rs 607 per bundle in March 2004. Similarly, while the price of 22s cotton jumped from Rs 517/- to Rs. 645/- per bundle in the same period, the price of polyester cotton yarn ascended 25 percent. 
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