The cost of exporting Updated 29 Oct, 2026 05:55am EDITORIAL: Pakistan’s textile exporters have once again been forced to seek relief from rising production costs and...
PHMA for restoration of original EFS framework Published 22 Oct, 2026 05:52am KARACHI: The Pakistan Hosiery Manufacturers & Exporters Association (PHMA) on Wednesday urged the government to...
Value-added textile exporters reject the PM’s claim of slackness Published 02 Oct, 2026 05:28am LAHORE: Value-added textile exporters have rejected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s claim that some export-oriented...
Entire textile value chain has been battling against particular mindset: PTEA Published 30 May, 2026 05:48am ISLAMABAD: Khurram Mukhtar, Patron-in-Chief, Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has said Pakistan’s...
If wishes were horses... Updated 18 May, 2026 07:01am Pakistan's textile exporters face a "recipe for disaster" as abrupt withdrawal of government support, high costs, and a sticky exchange rate cripple their competitiveness.
ME unrest: Textile industry seeks protective measures Updated 06 Mar, 2026 09:27am ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile industry has proposed to the government to implement protective measures that will...
Gohar discusses GSP+ renewal with EU envoy Updated 10 Feb, 2026 09:01am LAHORE: Dr Gohar Ejaz, Patron of the All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), hosted Raimundas Karoblis,...
Interloop’s half-year profit soars nearly 300% to Rs5.9bn Updated 04 Feb, 2026 10:53pm Company announces interim cash dividend of Rs2/share for the year ending on June 30, 2026
‘Textile exporters being squeezed by regulatory burdens, energy costs’: APTMA Updated 29 Jan, 2026 08:08am ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) on Wednesday warned the government that surging input...
Pakistan Textile Council seeks removal of cross subsidies Updated 09 Jan, 2026 07:23am ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged the Prime Minister Office (PMO) to remove cross subsidies and ...
Pakistan’s exports remain on downward trajectory Updated 03 Jan, 2026 10:47pm Exports down by 20.41% in December on a year-on-year basis, swelling trade deficit to $19.20 billion in first half of financial year 2025-26
Business leaders warn of industrial collapse: PM urged to freeze controversial gas levy Updated 17 Oct, 2025 09:01am KARACHI: The Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI), along with seven industrial associations and textile...
Pakistan’s Jul-Aug trade deficit swells 29% YoY Updated 03 Sep, 2025 12:18pm ISLAMABAD: Trade deficit swells by 29 percent in the first two months of FY26 as the exports in August were down by...
Pakistan’s exporters urge policy support to capitalise on US tariff cut Published 12 Aug, 2025 01:20pm Following a significant cut in US reciprocal tariffs from 29% to 19%, Pakistani exporters have urged the government...
Textile exporters alarmed by 19pc US tariff decision Updated 04 Aug, 2025 09:08am KARACHI: Following the US decision to impose a 19 percent tariff on Pakistani goods, Pakistani textile exporters...
Ideal Spinning Mills shuts spinning unit amid unfavourable conditions & rising costs Published 11 Jul, 2025 03:51pm In a setback for the country’s key textile sector, Ideal Spinning Mills Limited has decided to shut down its...
Textile exporters demand govt address unresolved budget anomalies Published 08 Jul, 2025 08:16am FAISALABAD: The textile export industry has urged the Government to immediately address unresolved budget anomalies...
H1 textile exports grow 10pc YoY Updated 06 Jan, 2025 03:12pm Current fiscal year shows a 3% decline in exports compared to FY22
Oh, Textiles! What business you are in? Published 26 Nov, 2024 05:49am “A slow sort of country!” said the Queen. “Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in...
HVA Textile exports: this time, the growth is here to stay Published 21 Nov, 2024 08:03am Pakistan’s high-value-added (HVA) textile and apparel export segments are witnessing a remarkable resurgence, with...
Mahmood Textile Mills Limited Published 04 Nov, 2024 09:14am Mahmood Textile Mills Limited (PSX: MEHT) was incorporated in Pakistan as a public limited company in 1970. The...
GPCCI workshop: Textile industry gains insights into new regulatory requirements Published 31 Oct, 2024 07:41am KARACHI: The German-Pakistan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GPCCI) hosted a Workshop on ‘German Supply Chain ...
Textile exporters urged to discover opportunities in emerging markets Published 26 Oct, 2024 05:55am KARACHI: CEM Altan, President International Apparel Federation (IAF), has said that Pakistan’s garment and textile...
Sohail Pasha elected PTEA chairman unopposed Published 11 Sep, 2024 06:31am FAISALABAD: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has elected unopposed Sohail Pasha as the Chairman of ...
Value-added textile exporters demand resumption of FTR Published 06 Jul, 2024 06:48am LAHORE: Expressing serious concerns over the Finance Act 2024, the value-added textile exporters have urged the...
Value-added textile exporters reject 29pc standard taxation Updated 24 Jun, 2024 12:33pm LAHORE: Value-added textile exporters have rejected the proposed shift from one percent turnover-based Final Tax...
APTMA sayssupports gas, RLNG pricing reforms Updated 04 Nov, 2023 09:39am LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has fully supported the government’s decision on gas/ RLNG...
Hike in gas tariffs to trigger industry’s closure: VATEA Published 31 Oct, 2023 05:26am KARACHI: Textile makers-cum-exporters on Monday called the ECC’s proposed hike in the gas tariffs unjust and unwise,...
Textile export boost key to economic revival: TMA Published 07 Sep, 2023 06:21am KARACHI: Syed Usman Ali, Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan has expressed...
Commerce minister urges textile exporters to lay focus on value-added products Updated 27 Aug, 2023 10:35pm Dr Gohar Ejaz says his ministry devising a plan to boost the country’s exports to achieve $ 80 billion export target