Tag: Textile
Faisalabad textile workers protest against gas closure
Hundreds of textile workers took to the streets on Wednesday and protested against severe gas load shedding at the Khurrianwala Industrial Estate. Demanding...
Chairman APTMA concerned over alarming decline in textile exports
Chairman, All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), has expressed deep concerns over alarming decline in textile exports during November 2011 due to energy shortage...
Reduction in exports alarming: Chairman APTMA
Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), Mohsin Aziz has said massive decline in textile exports in the month of October, both in value...
Pakistan and the trust deficit; first India and now Bangladesh
On the objection of Bangladesh, European Union move to grant trade preferences, GSP plus status, to Pakistan as an aid measure following last year...
Textile Tigers victorious
Textile Tigers beat Lahore Shaheen by 81 runs in the third SPM Lahore Veterans Cricket League match at Model Town Greens Ground. Textile...
APTMA concerned over falling economic indicators
All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman Mohsin Aziz has expressed deep concerns over falling economic indicators, likely to dampen growth of textile industry...
Textile Ministry rejects cotton estimate criticism
After strong criticism from the private sector on the projected cotton production of 12.2 million bales during the current year, the Ministry of Textile...
Pak-India textile sectors propose more trade
Trade between Pakistan and India should be enhanced and barriers be removed, as both countries are producing more than 40 per cent of global...
Government to withdraw protection from textile industry
Ministry of Textile Industry (MoTI) has principally agreed to reduce tariffs on textile. Tariff rationalisation will be initiated from the next fiscal year (2012-13)...
Stable textile policy must for higher exports
Federal Textile Minister Makhdom Shahabuddin appreciated robust growth shown by the textile sector despite various constraints and promised to address them on priority within...
Textile industry laments severe energy shortage
Spokesman of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has expressed deep concerns over textile industry being subjected to severe electricity and gas shortage situation....
Reviving the textile industry
Cotton is the main cash crop that contributes significantly to the economy particularly to the local yarn market. Last year Pakistan produced 11.9 million...
B’desh taking over Pakistan’s textile industry
Tauseef Salamat, the owner of a Pakistani textile mill, grinned ruefully as he read a text message that reminded him to turn off the...
Textile industry demands interest rate support for sustenance
Chairman All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Gohar Ejaz has demanded 5 per cent interest rate support on all outstanding short and long term...
Textile exports grow by 14.22 per cent in July
Textile exports during the first month of the current fiscal year (2011-12) were recorded at $1.121 billion, showing an increase of 14.22 per cent...
Textile holds lion’s share in exports to US
US is the largest and technologically speaking the most powerful economy of the world. The country is spread over an area of 9.8...
Japan shows interest in investment
Japan has shown keen interest for investment in the recently launched textile city, near Karachi. Japanese Ambassador Hiroshi OE called on Minister for Textile...
