Pakistan’s most successful designer brand is in trouble. But why?
With Élan looking for investors to come in and inject equity, we look back at how Khadijah Shah made and possibly broke her fashion empire
Outfitters’: How a mould-breaking business model caved in to Pakistani patriarchy
It started off with a bold idea born of an important insight: young middle class men and women in Pakistan’s urban centers...
As Bangladesh’s textile industry falters, can Pakistan step up?
A serious labour crisis has sent shockwaves through one of the strongest textile industries in the world. The opportunity presents itself
Interloop targeting Pakistan’s largest-ever private sector IPO
The nation’s 7th largest exporter is keen to get listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange
10 Pakistani textile firms shine at Techtextil and Texprocess 2024
Lucky, Nishat and Master Textiles among other notable names exhibited at the fair
Ten years ago Chenab Limited defaulted on its loans. Now it looks towards second act
Once one of the country’s largest and proudest exporters, the Chenab Group is looking to chart its course back to the top with the backing of its largest creditor, HBL
Interloop, manufacturer of socks for Adidas, Nike set for IPO
Interloop intends to raise over Rs6.8 billion ($51 million) for expanding its sock manufacturing capacity by approximately 20% and enter the denim business
Landa Bazaar Feels The Heat
Ayaz-ud Din was sitting on his pushcart of second hand garments, commonly known as ‘Landa,’ and gazing at passer-by’s. He is looking...
Why Pakistan’s cotton value-chain has begun to atrophy
The industry blames a lack of government support, but capital appears to be shifting away from manufacturing, and the economics of growing other crops is better than that of cotton
Hira Textile Mills introduces new yarn variety, hopes to get off defaulter list
Will the product be enough to change the mill's fortunes? It seems unlikely
Pakistan Textiles flourish despite the odds
Rendered uncompetitive owing to high utility prices, the Pakistan textile exports still make an appreciable surge
Did Big Textile’s retail pivot work?
Ten years after the large textile manufacturers made major moves to expand their domestic retail presence, which players have emerged as the largest ones in the Pakistani domestic retail landscape?
The Corporate Titaness
As you pass through quality check at the Nishat Linen factory there is little that can prepare one for the gush of...
How the pandemic gave Pakistani denim a second life
If exports are to stay high, there must be a focus on how we produce rather than how much
TEXPO attracts $600mn export orders
LAHORE: Pakistan's biggest textile exhibition at the government level, TEXPO-2019, has attracted $600 million trade through export orders by foreign buyers, claimed...