• Urgent need for new strategy to revive ready made garment exports.

• R&D support incentive for home textile and dyed/printed fabrics manufacturers & exporters.

• BD package may hurt Pakistan?s textile exports
• Textile operators reassess outcome of investment
• Ban on cotton yarn export demanded
• APTMA concerned over interest rates hike
• Textile exporters demand rebate on inputs
• Strategy evolved to rapidly enhance exports
• Cotton output target to be achieved
• Over 300 hosiery units stop production
• USDA forecasts another bumper cotton crop for Pakistan
• Textile exporters concerned over gas price hike
• APTMA for extending refinance facility to spinning sector
• Insurance companies agree to start schemes for ginneries
• Amendments to Factories Act opposed
• Sindh to produce 30,000 bales of clean cotton
• APTMA to become party to contest allegation
• Exporters to move court against favouritism
• Heavy rains, floods posing threat to cotton production
• Measures to get clean cotton highlighted
• Reduced interest rate applied to old export loans
• Energy efficiency programme: poor response from textile industry
• PRGMEA concerned over cut in duty drawback rates
• Powerlooms sector demands R&D support
• Pakistani exporters asked to explore Kenyan market
• Phutti arrivals less than last year
• PM Okays plan to procure clean cotton

(ALGERIA)

• Italian businessmen invited.

(AUSTRALIA)

• Wool Textile Training Centre launched
• Italy top wool export market

(BANGLADESH)

• Exports cross $10 billion
• Cotton imports likely to increase in 2006-07 .
• More budgetary allocation for power demanded.
• WB considers proposal to revive Jute industry.

(BOTSWANA)

• All policies fail to improve productivity.

(CHINA)

• Ministry warns of textile export dangers.
• USA tends to start a new antidumping.
• Ministry seeks counter- measures for anti- dumping duties.
• South Africa beckons Chinese clothing enterprises.

(INDIA)

• Cotton exports may hit record 5 million bales.
• Indian wool manufacturing compete China.
• Textile sector expects Rs 30,000 cr investment in 2006-07.
• Garment exports reach $8,200 million.
• Govt urged to reconsider duty drawback rate on garments.

(KENYA)

• Loss of jobs in cotton industry.

(MOZAMBIQUE)

• Cotton production to increase by 33%

(PERU)

• Sharp fall in demand affects cotton imports.

(SOUTH AFRICA)

• Textile sector hit by cheap imports.

(SOUTH KOREA)

• U.S agree on exchanging textile concessions.

(SWITZERLAND)

• African farmers appeal against WTO.

(THAILAND)

• Textile producers eye Japanese market

(TURKEY)

• Cheap cotton hits hard domestic market

(UNITED KINGDOM)

• Higher cost dulls demand for ethical garments.

(VIETNAM)

• Textile & garment fetch US$ 3.3 billion.
• Thread imports soar 48%.
• US top importer of elastic shirts .
• Label import touches $58.7 million.

• Rieter Award Winners for 2006
• Karachi has a new German Consul General

• Contribution of value-added products to Pakistan?s textile exports.
• Art silk & synthetic textile weaving industry: Problems and Prospects.
• Successful processing of high-end yarns on the Autoconer 338
• Opportunities in Smart Textiles
• Comparison between total factor productivity of Pakistan