Pakistan’s textile exports slip in November despite modest growth in 5MFY26
Textile and apparel exports rise 2.8% to $7.84bn in 5MFY26, but fall 2.7% YoY and 11.7% MoM in November; Knitwear exports fall 4.9%, bedwear 3.4%, towels 6.3% and cotton yarn 25.6% in November, while readymade garments rise 9.2%
Pakistan textile sector losing ground to regional rivals on costs, warns PTC
Council cites higher energy tariffs, taxes, financing costs and logistics gaps compared with India, China, Bangladesh and Vietnam
Pakistan’s textile exports rise 3.99% to $6.39 billion in four months of FY 2025-26
Cotton yarn exports rise 7.74% to $238.92 million, knitwear up 8.23% to $1.90 billion, while cotton cloth exports fall 12.75% to $592.80 million
High electricity costs push 187 textile mills to shut down
Punjab hit hardest with 147 closures, as high power costs cripple textile industry nationwide
Global garment safety accord moves to tackle heat stress as Pakistan, Bangladesh factories face rising climate risks
New protocol to recognise extreme heat as occupational hazard in textile units supplying global fashion brands
Textile exports rise by 9.67% to $9.08bn in H1 FY25
APTMA urges restoration of zero-rating for local inputs, timely refunds, and balanced GST policies to safeguard jobs and exports
Govt finalises draft Textile and Apparel Policy 2025–30 to boost exports
Export targets set at $19.37bn for FY26, $21.42bn for FY27, $23.74bn for FY28, $26.71bn for FY29 and $29.38bn for FY30 under Uraan Pakistan projections
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 aspired to...
Waiving taxes, duties on cotton imports to cost Rs29 billion to national exchequer: Report
This is in addition to an Rs25 billion gas subsidy extended to five zero-rated export-focused industries of which textile titans are the biggest beneficiaries
Pakistan earns $17.88 billion from textile exports in FY2025
Knitwear, garments, and bedwear drive textile exports growth by 7.39%, but cotton products decline amid challenges in innovation and market diversification
Pakistan’s textile exports to be badly hit by new US 29% tariff
India gains competitive advantage in textile exports as its lower tariff rate contrasts with Pakistan’s new 29% levy
Pakistan’s textile exports rise by 33.7% to $1.69 billion in July FY25-26
Significant increase in textile exports marks a notable year-on-year growth compared to last year’s figures
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
Over 100 spinning mills shut down as textile sector faces crisis: Aptma
Failure to address anomalies in the Export Facilitation Scheme is pushing the spinning industry towards collapse, warns textile body
Textile industry warns of export slump, rising costs, and factory closures
Pakistan Textile Council highlights Q1 FY26 exports down 3.83% to $7.61bn; September exports fall 11.7% amid energy, taxation, and policy challenges
