Textile exports increase 9 percent to $13.53 billion during FY18
During June, textile sector’s exports touched $1.194 billion, declining 0.84 percent against $1.204 billion in May 2018 and decreasing 1.94 percent compared to $1.27 billion exports in June 2017
Pakistan Textiles flourish despite the odds
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Cotton research station to be set up at Rajanpur
Secretary Agriculture Punjab Wasif Khursheed said Friday that a cotton research station would soon be established in Rajanpur district to improve cotton crop quality and increase per acre production.
Rupee devaluation could attract foreign investors back into stock market
Foreign investors have been pulling out their money from the stock market and were net sellers of $266 million during FY18 compared to $728 million in the corresponding period of last year
Biggest international home textile exhibition to be held in Frankfurt
KARACHI: Heimtextil, the world biggest textile exhibition for home and contract textiles, will be held from 8 to 11 January 2019 in Frankfurt (Germany) in...
Textile industry financial crunch worsens, as it awaits release of outstanding tax refunds
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Pakistan contemplating to import 20,000 tons of cotton from Afghanistan
Import of cotton from Afghanistan is under consideration due to the prevailing water shortage in the country
FPCCI prepares research report on textiles under PM’s instructions
ISLAMABAD: The Research and Development (R&D) department of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has prepared a detailed document on the...
New export package on the cards
The outgoing government in a bid to please the business community before the general elections is planning to announce another export package ranging from R30 billion to Rs42 billion.
PTEA stresses DDT continuation to boost textile exports
As a result of growth-led initiatives of the government, country’s exports surged by 13.1 per cent to in July-March 2017-18 over the corresponding period of last year.
Industries to bear ten-hour power outages in Ramzan
Former APTMA chairman Ijaz Gohar said exports could nosedive by $500 million a month if the 10-hour power outages schedule got enforced
Textile value-chain on priority in federal budget 2018-19: Pervaiz Malik
LAHORE: Federal Commerce Minister Pervaiz Malik on Wednesday assured that textile value chain was topmost priority in federal budget 2018-19.
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Textile Division proposes to extend Prime Minister Package for 2018-19
ISLAMABAD: The Textile Division has proposed to extend the Prime Minister's Rs180 billion package to the next fiscal year 2018-19.
Sources revealed that the Textile Division, in...
PM rejects move to eliminate subsidy for industrial consumers
ISLAMABAD: The proposal to hike power prices for industrial consumers by removal of Rs3 per unit subsidy has been rejected by the Prime Minister...
TDAP to take part in home textile fair in Shanghai
KARACHI: Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP) will participate in a home textile fair to be held in Shanghai from August 30.
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