Meeting with ministers sought: RLNG/gas supply and pricing need clarity: APTMA ISLAMABAD: While expressing concerns about the continuation of cross-subsidy, the All Pakistan Textile Mills... Published 29 Sep, 2023 06:24am
Business & Finance Kohinoor Textile Mills posts 72% increase in profit Kohinoor Textile Mills Limited (KTML) registered a profit after tax (PAT) of Rs9.19 billion for the fiscal year... Published 11 Sep, 2023 06:23pm
Markets Pakistan’s textile exports fall 6% year-on-year in August, clock in at $1.48bn: APTMA However, on monthly basis, exports increase 13% in comparison to July Updated 09 Sep, 2023 11:05pm
Markets Weekly Cotton Review: Erosion in PKR value one of reasons behind rise in cotton prices KARACHI: The rate of cotton witnessed an increase of Rs 2,500 per maund. The spot rate increased by Rs1800 per ... Published 04 Sep, 2023 06:21am
Print Challenges facing the textile sector come under govt-APTMA talks ISLAMABAD: In a significant move to address the challenges faced by textile industry, a delegation from the All... Updated 01 Sep, 2023 08:44am
Print Textile exports: Govt sets $25bn target ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Commerce and Industries and Production, Dr Gohar Ejaz, on Wednesday, set... Updated 31 Aug, 2023 08:43am
Business & Finance NICAT, NASTP must provide IT ecosystem to textile sector: FCCI FAISALABAD: National Incubation Centre for Aerospace Technologies (NICAT) and National Aerospace Science and... Published 27 Aug, 2023 03:05am
Print Ginning factories: Govt decides to implement ‘track and trace’ system ISLAMABAD: The government has decided to implement a track and trace system at ginning factories to fully document... Updated 25 Aug, 2023 08:44am
Business & Finance July textile group exports decline 11.44pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile group exports declined by around 11.44 per cent during the first month (July) of... Updated 19 Aug, 2023 09:56am
Markets Cotton arrival in Pakistan improves 48%: PCGA Total arrival in Pakistan rises to 2.12 million bales as of August 15 Updated 18 Aug, 2023 02:49pm
Opinion Economy needs stimulus The economy is headed towards a deep recession. Only a well-targeted fiscal stimulus can avert the incoming crisis.... Published 18 Aug, 2023 06:13am
Print LSMI output down 10.26pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 10.26 percent during the fiscal... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 08:46am
Print High interest rates, power tariffs, costly raw materials: Textile sector will continue to face economic headwinds: APTMA ISLAMABAD: The textile sector will continue to experience economic headwinds related to high interest rates,... Updated 16 Aug, 2023 10:42am
Markets Sindh & Balochistan: Textile units hit hard by two days per week gas suspension: TMA KARACHI: Syed Usman Ali, Chairman South Circle of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan, has raised... Published 16 Aug, 2023 05:50am
BR Research Interview with Fawad Anwar — MD, Al-Karam Textile Mills (Pvt) Ltd ‘We need a long-term plan and a well thought out strategy for exports’ Fawad Anwar is the Managing Director of... Published 11 Aug, 2023 08:23am
Opinion There’s need for repeat of TERF In a two-part series of an article carried by this newspaper under the title of “Cotton crisis’: challenges,... Published 07 Aug, 2023 06:34am
Editorials Textile exports: where does Pakistan stand? EDITORIAL: Insofar as the enormity of Pakistan’s economic (balance of payments and manufacturing) challenges is... Published 04 Aug, 2023 06:20am
Markets Cotton arrival in Pakistan surges 66.5%: PCGA Cotton arrival in Pakistan witnessed a significant increase of 66.5% on August 1 compared to July 15, showed the... Updated 03 Aug, 2023 06:34pm
Business & Finance July textile exports down 15pc to $1.31bn YoY ISLAMABAD: The country’s textile exports registered a decline of 15 percent and remained $1.31 billion during July... Published 03 Aug, 2023 05:54am
Opinion Exports collapsing under power sector burden The fundamental premise upon which the foundations of modern-day economics stand is that resources are finite and... Published 27 Jul, 2023 06:26am
Business & Finance Value-added textile industry assails ‘frequent increases’ in power tariffs LAHORE: The value-added textile industry has rejected the frequent increase in prices of electricity and gas, saying... Published 25 Jul, 2023 06:20am
Markets Weekly Cotton Review: Rate increased by Rs600/maund KARACHI: Appreciation of dollar, limited supply of cotton, boom in domestic cotton influenced by boom in... Published 24 Jul, 2023 06:11am
Print Five export-oriented sectors: SNGPL directed to supply gas/RLNG without any subsidy ISLAMABAD: Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) has directed Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL) to supply... Updated 24 Jul, 2023 09:03am
Opinion Reducing rising electricity tariff?-I NEPRA (National Electric Power Authority) has increased electricity base tariff by Rs 4.96 per unit from Rs 24.82 ... Published 23 Jul, 2023 03:25am
Print July-May LSMI output declines 9.87pc YoY ISLAMABAD: The Large Scale Manufacturing Industries (LSMI) output has declined by 9.87 percent during July-May... Updated 14 Jul, 2023 09:11am
Opinion Setting the record straight In FY23, textile exports plunged by $2.8 billion (15% decline) compared to FY22, derailing positive developments... Updated 13 Jul, 2023 05:25am
Markets APTMA urges Primark to open office in Pakistan LAHORE: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has invited Primark, an international fashion retailer,... Updated 07 Jul, 2023 11:21am
Print TMA says textile sector ‘completely’ ignored in budget KARACHI: The Senior Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers Association of Pakistan Syed Usman Ali has expressed... Updated 23 Jun, 2023 08:50am
Print Additional tax on incomes, profits, gains: Textile exporters term move ‘harsh’, ‘anti-business’ KARACHI: The value-added textile exporters on Wednesday expressed concerns over “additional tax” on income, profits... Updated 22 Jun, 2023 08:56am
Opinion NCC — Get the ball rolling Textile is the mainstay of Pakistan exports, about 60% of the total in 2021-22. Pakistan’s share in global textile... Published 20 Jun, 2023 03:16am