{
  "id": 11580618,
  "title": "Joint Asia-Pacific strategy to strengthen textile industry urged",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/joint-asia-pacific-strategy-to-strengthen-textile-industry-urged",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-03T02:06:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442423/joint-asia-pacific-strategy-to-strengthen-textile-industry-urged"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "FPCCI president Atif Ikram Sheikh has called for a joint Asia-Pacific strategy to strengthen the region's textile industry, enhance competitiveness, and expand its share in global markets. Speaking at a CACCI webinar, Sheikh highlighted Pakistan's significant role in the global textile sector, accounting for 60% of national exports and employing around 100 million people. He proposed that Asia-Pacific countries should explore a joint strategy for expanding textile exports to the EU, Africa, and US markets, emphasizing the importance of sustainability, technological innovation, and international branding for future competitiveness.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}