PROFILE OF PAKISTAN CLOTHING AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY
April 25th, 2022
Pakistan textile and clothing industry has witnessed many advances and retreats during the last 10 years. With the country operating a less draconian set of lockdowns than neighbouring countries in south Asia, it has leveraged recent investment by increasing clothing and textile exports.
According to Rahim Nasir, chairman of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), textile and clothing exports grew 23% in 2020-21 year-on-year by earning USD15.4 billion, up from USD12.5 billion in 2019-21. He noted that 70% of these exports were of products where ...
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