The National Textile University (NTU) recently launched the ‘Pakistan Textile Portal’ to facilitate the sector’s growth. As per Business Recorder, the portal was inaugurated in Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FCCI), in a simple ceremony, Atif Munir Sheikh, President, FCCI underlined the importance of the textile sector in the national economy and said that Faisalabad is the iconic representation of the textile sector.
He urged industrialists and businessmen related to the textile sector to switch from traditional textile to technical textile and in this connection NTU could also extend its services. Hafsa Jamsheed added, registration on the portal is totally free and will help the SME sector to showcase their products by uploading detailed information about their quality brands with their capacity of manufacturing. She urged the government to hold awareness sessions to popularize this portal and convince exporters to avail this free facility.
She said other related organizations could also be encouraged to arrange awareness sessions while its scope would be expanded gradually up to Pakistan and then throughout the world. She urged for the translation of information provided on this portal into multiple languages to ensure its acceptability in different regions and countries. She said that this portal could also be utilized for B2B and B2C negotiations and transactions.
