News & Views Index  

• Korea to set up Garment Tech Centre in Pakistan
• Textile sector to spend $800 million on import of
• Textile sector seeks 5% rebate on yarn purchases
• Textile sector faces dilemma due cap on yarn imports
• Textile sector earnings grow to Rs 4.5 bn during six months
• Growth in raw cotton, yarn pushes up textile exports
• Rs 2.2 billion paid for R&D to 1,146 textile units
• Ministry refuses to pay compensatory rebate to spinners
• 35 million kg yarn exported during March
• Pakistan eyeing $ 10 billion textile exports
• Government to give 50% mark-up support for new investment in textile
• Textile export target likely to be missed by $1.5 billion
• Spinners demand ban on export of raw cotton
• Cotton shortage increases yarn demand and prices
• APTMA demands equitable distribution of gas
• Govt to announce technology up-gradation scheme
• Banks extend 41% credit to textile sector
• Textile industry earned $9.7 billion forex during 2008-09,
• Pakistan yarn and fabric suppliers keen to expand trade ties with China