The textile industry is Pakistan's largest manufacturing sector.[1][2] It consists of about 45% of the total labor force and 38% of workers. Pakistan is the fourth largest cotton producer.[3] The industry comprises 1,221 ginning units, 442 spinning units, 124 large spinning units, and 425 small units.[2]
The Government of Pakistan controls this sector through the Ministry of Textile Industry. However, due to the floods in 2022 and the ongoing energy and foreign exchange issues, about 700,000 individuals in the textile industry have lost their jobs in 2023.[4]
- ↑ "Textile Industry of Pakistan - An Analysis". Ravi Magazine. 2018-03-08. Archived from the original on 4 March 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Statistics on textile industry in Pakistan". The Express Tribune newspaper. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ "Textile Industry of Pakistan". 25 May 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ↑ Mohiuddin Aazim, Dawn com (2023-01-29). "Opinion: A high unemployment rate may pose a threat to the stability of Pakistan". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2023-09-21.