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Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) is located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Designated as an industrial area in 1963, S.I.T.E is the oldest and the largest designated industrial area of Pakistan, encompassing 9,700 acres (19 km 2 ) of land.
The Pakistan Textile City, situated in Karachi, Sindh, is an industrial zone dedicated to textile processing and related industries. Established in 2009, it spans 1,250 acres, [ 1 ] and is strategically located within the North Western Industrial Zone of Port Qasim , just 6 km from the N-5 National Highway .
Valika Textile Mills was the first to locate here in 1947 and the founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah was asked to lay the foundation stone of it. [3] One of the international companies, for example, located at SITE Karachi is Exide Pakistan Limited which manufactures and markets automotive batteries. [6]
The textile industry is Pakistan's largest manufacturing sector, employing nearly 25 million people. [1] [2] As the eighth largest exporter of textile commodities in Asia, the industry contributes 8.5% to the country's Gross domestic product. [3] It accounts for about 45% of the total labor force and 38% of manufacturing workers.
Fakhruddin Valibhai Valika (died 1973) was a Pakistani industrialist who led the Valika Group, which had subsidiaries such as Valika Cement, Valika Steel now known as Peoples Steel, [1] Valika Chemicals, Valika Textile, and Muhammadi Steamship Company Limited until the nationalisation of major industries in Pakistan.
Chenab Group soon started exporting its products worldwide and by the 1990s, it started exporting to 35 countries worldwide. Chenab is a vertically integrated unit with having complete operation range from ginning to retailing. The Group's textile mills division was listed on Karachi Stock Exchange in 2004.
Gul Ahmed began trading in textiles in the early 20th century. [1] In 1953, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited was incorporated as a privately limited company. [1] In 1970, it was listed on the Karachi Stock Exchange. [5] The Ideas retail outlet at the Atrium Mall on Zaibunnisa Street in Saddar, Karachi
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) is an association for Textile industry in Pakistan.APTMA represents over 400 textile mills in Pakistan. [2]The textile industry is Pakistan's largest industry and textile is the most important export of Pakistan. [3]