Message from Minister for Textile Industry, Government of Pakistan

It is an immense pleasure for me to present the 8th International Textile Asia 2011 Exhibition, the official Textile & Garment Machinery Show of the Ministry of Textile Industry. Textile sector contributes heavily to our economy by earning foreign exchange and increasing our exports.
The present Government has identified textile as a key priority sector and is making all possible efforts to set the right policies and incentives that encourage private sector investment in value addition and expansion in a bid to gain wider access to the international markets. And I am pretty sure, we will soon overcome the challenges of sustaining global positioning, enhancing unit value through improved quality and image building and market share by increasing export volume.
I believe Textile Asia is an amazing display of public-private partnership in which each part uses its strength to bring together magnanimous success for Pakistan that would not have been possible. As a result, the world witnesses a Show that reflects the true potential for investment in Pakistan and portrays an image that Pakistan is as good a place to do business as any other peaceful country. I am thankful to all those who have worked together to put up this great Show particularly Ecommerce Gateway and Jamal's Yellow Pages of Pakistan as without them this endeavour would not have been successful.
I wish Textile Asia 2011 a great success!