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- Local textile, leather businesses showcase products at fifth edition of international exhibition
- Commerce minister says Pakistan’s textile and leather goods account for 60 percent of national exports
ISLAMABAD: The fifth International Textile and Leather Exhibition (TEXPO) kicked off in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Wednesday, aiming to connect local businesses with international buyers from 52 countries to promote Pakistan’s products globally, the commerce ministry said.
The textile and clothing sector earns the country direly needed foreign exchange and employs around 40 percent of the country’s 20 million-strong industrial workforce.
The event has been organized by the Trade Development Authority of Pakistan from Oct. 23-25 at the Expo Center in Karachi to showcase the best products from Pakistan’s textile and leather industry.
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Commerce Minister Jam Kamal inaugurated the exhibition, where Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi also participated along with other government officials.
“Pakistani products are of world-class quality and they showcase modern products at TEXPO,” Khan was quoted as saying by the commerce ministry. “Textile and leather products account for 60 percent of Pakistan’s national exports.”
He emphasized increasing exports of high-value products in Pakistan’s textile and leather industry, saying that Pakistani exporters were already meeting global standards of environmental friendliness and transparency.
The commerce minister said the establishment of a National Compliance Center would help meet global export standards as he stressed the importance of “clean energy and saving water” for the industry.
Terming the industry’s future as “bright and sustainable,” Kamal assured that the government was working to bring more “innovation and diversification” to the textile and leather industry.