Development of Textile Industrial Clusters in Pakistan.pdf

/ass Asian Social Science Vol. 6, No. 11; November 2010 Development of Textile Industrial Clusters in Pakistan Muhammad Shahzad Iqbal (Corresponding author) Department of Business Studies The University of Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan Tel: 92-300-866-0601 E-mail: shahzad.iqbaal@ Faiz. M. Shaikh Assistant Professor, SZABAC-Dokri, Pakistan E-mail: faizmuhammed_2000@ Dr. Babak Mahmood Assistant Professor, Department of Business Studies The University of Faisalabad, Pakistan E-mail: babakmahmood@ Kamran Shafiq COMSATS-Abbott bad, Pakistan E-mail: kamranhashmi@.pk Abstract This research investigates the textile industry clusters in Pakistan. A cross sectional data were collected from 30 textile industries by using simple random technique and data were analysis by using E-Views software. Structural questionnaire was the basic tool for measures the performance of textile clusters in Pakistan. It was revealed that the industry is in urgent need of financial and technological investments. However, according to recent official figures, the Pakistan textile industry contributes more than 60% to the country’s total exports, which amounts to around 5.2 billion US dollars. The manufacturing secto