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textiles

The boardroom’s biggest blind spot

Updated 12 Nov, 2026 06:49am

In the 1990s, exports of goods and services accounted for around 16 percent of Pakistan’s GDP. By 2025, according to...

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...

PTC urges PM to direct all concerned for fresh GSP+ status

Published 23 Oct, 2026 05:47am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to direct all relevant federal...

Pakistan cannot export its domestic inefficiencies

Updated 20 Oct, 2026 06:08am

A decade ago, Pakistan’s total goods exports stood at US$20.8 billion, with textiles contributing US$12.4 billion....

TMA for reforms to restore export competitiveness

Published 16 Oct, 2026 06:42am

KARACHI: Omer Anwar Lari, Vice Chairman of the Towel Manufacturers’ Association of Pakistan (TMA), has called for...

1QFY27 textile exports grow 5.26pc YoY

Published 16 Oct, 2026 05:31am

ISLAMABAD: The textile exports registered an increase of 5.26 percent during the first quarter (July-September) of...

Jul-Aug textile exports climb 5.55pc YoY

Published 19 Sep, 2026 04:55am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile sector exports have registered an increase of 5.55 percent during July-August of the...

Widening trade deficit

Updated 08 Sep, 2026 07:05am

EDITORIAL: Data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) for July-August 2026 against the same period the...

Pakistan’s import challenge lies in growing and unchecked dependence

Updated 26 Aug, 2026 07:14am

Fiscal Year 2026 closed with a trade deficit of USD 39.6 billion, up 22 percent from the previous year. Textile...

Jul textile exports jump 8.07pc YoY

Updated 19 Aug, 2026 09:25am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile exports increased by 8.07 percent in July 2026, reaching USD 1.814 billion compared...

July exports surge by 10pc YoY

Updated 05 Aug, 2026 09:13am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports made a strong start in the first month fiscal year 2026-27, with total exports rising...

Textile, beverages, steel, poultry, edible oil and ghee sectors: FBR asked to expand digital monitoring systems by Dec

Published 30 Jul, 2026 05:15am

ISLAMABAD: In a fresh push to widen the tax base, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed the Federal...

WATCH: Budget 26-27: what does the textile industry want?

Published 11 Jun, 2026 10:46pm

A Business Recorder Forum held earlier this week brought together stakeholders from the textile sector, including...

The death of white gold

Published 07 Jun, 2026 05:11am

EDITORIAL: Punjab’s cotton acreage has fallen to its lowest level in nearly six decades, while national production...

Policymakers must stop treating textile as yesterday’s industry

Updated 01 Jun, 2026 05:52am

Pakistan’s textile industry has changed dramatically over the last decade. Yet much of the policy discourse remains...

Rebound in textile exports

Updated 23 May, 2026 06:26am

EDITORIAL: Federal Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released provisional data that showed textile exports rebounding in...

Budget proposals to be shared with IMF, govt assures textile sector

Updated 18 May, 2026 09:17am

Textile industry demands urgent tax, energy, and refund reforms, warning high costs and Rs327bn in pending refunds cripple competitiveness.

Textile sector urges restoration of Export Facilitation Scheme, final tax regime

Updated 13 May, 2026 07:51am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile and apparel sector on Tuesday urged Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to reinstate...

Pakistan’s case for a gradual rupee adjustment

Updated 11 May, 2026 07:23am

To avert economic panic and restore export strength, Pakistan must gradually adjust its overvalued rupee by 3-5% now, not later.

Jul-Mar textile exports dip 0.5pc to USD13.545bn YoY

Published 17 Apr, 2026 06:49am

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s textile sector exports registered a negative growth of 0.50 percent, reaching USD13.545...

PTC urges govt to consider temporary facilitation mechanisms like TERF

Updated 11 Mar, 2026 09:28am

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Textile Council (PTC) has urged the government to consider temporary facilitation...

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...

Textiles: Jul-Feb exports rise 0.3pc YoY

Updated 04 Mar, 2026 08:58am

On a month-on-month basis, textile exports in February 2026 declined by USD 102 million compared to January

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 13	276.80 ▼ -0.01
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 13	276.60 ▼ -0.01
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 13	159.71 ▼ -0.21
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 13	0.84 ▲ 0.003
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 13	1.32 ▼ -0.0022
Euro to USD / Nov 13	1.10 ▼ -0.0036
SOFR % / Nov 12	3.90 ▲ 0.01

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 13	7,561.67
India Sensex / Nov 13	81,592.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 13	61,142.35
Nasdaq / Nov 13	25,136.27
Hang Seng / Nov 13	23,637.60
FTSE 100 / Nov 13	10,902.56
Dow Jones / Nov 13	52,347.55
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 13	26,749.95
France CAC40 / Nov 13	8,368.91

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 14	330
Diesel/Litre / Nov 14	360
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 13	88.56
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 13	18,080
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 13	352,911
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 13	3,884.49
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 13	82.61

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	6.07 ▲ 1 (19.72%)
Dewan Sugar / Nov 13 Dewan Sugar Mills Limited(DWSM)	8.77 ▲ 1 (12.87%)
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	2.64 ▲ 0.28 (11.86%)
Shabbir Tiles / Nov 13 Shabbir Tiles & Ceramics Limited(STCL)	10.10 ▲ 1 (10.99%)
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	1.38 ▲ 0.13 (10.4%)
Pervez Ahmed Consultancy / Nov 13 Pervez Ahmed Consultancy Services Ltd.(PASL)	12.06 ▲ 1.1 (10.04%)
Unicap Modaraba / Nov 13 Unicap Modaraba(UCAPM)	22.84 ▲ 2.08 (10.02%)
Leather Up Ltd. / Nov 13 Leather Up Limited(LEUL)	82.90 ▲ 7.54 (10.01%)
Ningbo Green Light / Nov 13 Ningbo Green Light Energy Limited(NGLEL)	16.48 ▲ 1.5 (10.01%)
Zuma Resources / Nov 13 Zuma Resources Limited(ZUMA)	33.75 ▲ 3.07 (10.01%)

Stock	Price
Arpak Int. / Nov 13 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	124.84 ▼ -13.87 (-10%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Nov 13 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	12.64 ▼ -1.36 (-9.71%)
Shadman Cotton / Nov 13 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	69.87 ▼ -6.73 (-8.79%)
Fateh Sports / Nov 13 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	193.60 ▼ -16.58 (-7.89%)
Asim Textile / Nov 13 Asim Textile Mills Limited(ASTM)	62.73 ▼ -4.34 (-6.47%)
D.M. Corporation / Nov 13 D.M. Corporation Limited(DMC)	151.06 ▼ -9.64 (-6%)
Bhanero Textile / Nov 13 Bhanero Textile Mills Limited(BHAT)	1,207.41 ▼ -76.42 (-5.95%)
Hira Textile / Nov 13 Hira Textile Mills Limited(HIRAT)	4.01 ▼ -0.24 (-5.65%)
J.A.Textile / Nov 13 J.A. Textile Mills Limited(JATM)	73.72 ▼ -4.26 (-5.46%)
AN Textile Mills / Nov 13 AN Textile Mills Limited(ANTM)	58.55 ▼ -3.21 (-5.2%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 13 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	303,195,710 ▲ 0.13
Kohinoor Spinning / Nov 13 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	59,505,118 ▲ 0.34
LSE Financial Serv. / Nov 13 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	46,791,082 ▲ 0.28
Dost Steels Ltd. / Nov 13 Dost Steels Limited(DSL)	43,180,738 ▲ 0.37
TPL Properties / Nov 13 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	32,746,701 ▲ 0.48
Tasdeeq Info. Serv. / Nov 13 Tasdeeq Information Services Limited(TISL)	27,571,943 ▲ 0.05
F. Nat.Equities / Nov 13 First National Equities Limited(FNEL)	24,996,122 ▲ 0.01
Yousuf Weaving / Nov 13 Yousaf Weaving Mills Limited(YOUW)	24,965,743 ▲ 1
Cnergyico PK / Nov 13 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	22,527,745 ▲ 0.14
Dar-es-Salaam / Nov 13 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	21,467,835 ▲ 0.82

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