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Textile exports rise

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Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports increased by 5.26% to $5.026 billion in the first quarter of 2026-27, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released on Thursday. This rise comes despite elevated input costs and disruptions caused by external factors such as the suspension of trade with Afghanistan and a decline in exports to the Middle East due to regional conflicts. The performance varied among different textile categories: readymade garments saw significant growth in both value and quantity, while bedwear experienced slight declines.

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Story summary

Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports rose by 5.26% to $5.026 billion in the first quarter of 2026-27 from $4.775 billion in the same period last year, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics on Thursday. Despite this increase, textile exporters have warned that exports could slow further in the second quarter if no corrective measures are taken. Two major setbacks contributing to slower export growth include the suspension of trade with Afghanistan since October 2025 and falling exports to the Middle East due to ongoing conflicts, particularly in the United Arab Emirates. The data also showed that readymade garment exports surged by 15.69% in value and 17.38% in quantity during July-September FY27, while knitwear saw a smaller increase of 4.14% in value but a slight decrease of 0.46% in quantity. In contrast, bedwear exports declined by 0.07% in value and 0.71% in quantity during the same period.

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“The articles describe different time periods and outcomes for textile exports; one warns of a decline in October-December while the other reports an increase from January-March.”

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⚖️ Leans left 🔴 4% hedged 3 of 68 📰 publisher trust 71

“Article A discusses overall export and import figures for Pakistan, while Article B specifically addresses the rise in textile exports during a particular quarter.”

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The Newspaper's Staff Reporter

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Topics

Afghanistan ISLAMABAD Pakistan the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics the United Arab Emirates

Subjects

Pakistan GPE · 2× Afghanistan GPE · 1× Dawn ORG · 1× ISLAMABAD GPE · 1× PBS ORG · 1× the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ORG · 1× the United Arab Emirates GPE · 1×

Narrative

Two major setbacks mainly contributed to slowing exports — suspension of trade with Afghanistan since October 2025 and falling exports to the Middle East due to the prevailing war in the region, especially the United Arab Emirates.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-16

🔮 Textile exporters have already warned the government that exports could slow further in the second quarter if no corrective measures are taken.

2026-10-16 · Dawn

Textile exports rise · mixed framing

Claims (8 extracted, 2 hedged)

Pakistan’s textile and clothing exports rose 5.26 per cent to $5.026 billion in the first quarter of 2026-27 from $4.775bn in the same period last year. asserted

exports → rise → period

The marginal rise in export proceeds was attributed to elevated input costs, which eroded exporters’ competitiveness, and external shocks that disrupted shipments, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics released on Thursday. uncertain

that → attribute → Thursday

Textile exporters have already warned the government that exports could slow further in the second quarter if no corrective measures are taken. uncertain

measures → warn → quarter

setbacks → contribute → region

PBS data showed readymade garment exports surged 15.69pc in value and 17.38pc in quantity during July-September FY27, while knitwear rose 4.14pc in value but fell 0.46pc in quantity. asserted

knitwear → show → quantity

By contrast, bedwear dipped 0.07pc in value and 0.71pc in quantity. asserted

bedwear → dip → quantity

Pakistan’s oil import bill rose 6.50pc in 1QFY27 to $4.02bn from $3.77bn a year ago. asserted

bill → rise → 3.77bn

Data showed import of crude oil jumped 23.10pc in value, with a decline of 6.87pc in quantity, indicating that the higher value of crude oil is due to rising international oil prices. asserted

value → show → prices