Textile exporters have urged the government to announce a comprehensive relief package, citing uncompetitive energy prices, high taxes and elevated financing costs that are undermining Pakistan’s ability to compete in global markets. Read More: Textile exports increase 0.90% to $9.16bn during Jul-Dec A large delegation of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) met Finance Minister […]
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Sindh ginners lead historic cotton shift
Sindh’s cotton ginning sector has experienced an unprecedented surge in the 2025-26 season, fueled by record purchases from Punjab and Balochistan, marking a historic shift in Pakistan’s cotton industry. Read More: PBF sees cotton crop recovery in 2025 Data from the Pakistan Cotton Ginners Association (PCGA) show that the number of active ginning factories in Sindh rose […]
LSM sector shows 2.69% growth in September
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Large-Scale Manufacturing (LSM) sector grew 2.69 per cent year-on-year in September, indicating a modest recovery in industrial production after the slowdown caused by recent floods, according to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). Month-on-month, the sector rose 2.05 per cent, reflecting gradual stabilisation across key industries. During the first quarter of FY26, LSM […]
Textile sector resilience: Pakistan’s apparel exports hit record $6.2 billion
Pakistan’s apparel exports have soared to a record-breaking $6.2 billion in the first eight months of the 2024-25 financial year, marking a 19% growth compared to last year. This growth has been impressive despite global economic challenges. The figures were shared with Federal Minister for Commerce Jam Kamal Khan during an internal meeting at the […]
Rupee devaluation detrimental for value added textile sector
Value Added Textile Export Association declared the current over 3.6% percent devaluation of rupees against dollar in 24 hours is extremely disastrous for the nation stating that such exorbitant devaluation will increase cost of doing business and also open floodgates of inflation for the masses. Pakistan rupee has been devalued approx. 20.16% against dollar from […]