Pakistan’s Top Textile Players (2025) — Who’s Leading, what’s changed, and what buyers should know

Textiles remain Pakistan’s economic backbone. According to the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics, the sector contributes nearly 60 percent of total national exports and employs millions across spinning, weaving, finishing, and garment lines. Even though export figures have improved in parts of 2024-25, challenges from climate events, rising energy costs, and shifting regional trade agreements are putting pressure on suppliers and buyers alike.

Below is an updated, buyer-focused guide to leading textile groups and fast-rising manufacturers in Pakistan in 2025, along with strategic context for sourcing wisely.

What Has Changed Recently

Recent monsoon floods in the agricultural belts of Sindh and Punjab damaged cotton fields and disrupted transport routes, highlighting how vulnerable cotton and raw fabric supply from Pakistan can be. At the same time, several leading manufacturers have invested in more integration—from spinning through finishing—and are strengthening sustainability credentials like wastewater treatment and energy efficiency. These shifts are already visible in the published reports from companies such as Interloop and Nishat Mills, which show growing attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) indicators.

Top Textile Players You Should Know

These companies stand out for scale, reliability, export reach, and innovation. If HiTextile works with or sources from mills, these are among those worth considering (depending on product type, order size, and performance standards).

1. Nishat Mills Limited
   Nishat maintains large vertically integrated operations. The company’s latest annual report emphasizes its commitment to export growth and process modernization. That makes it an appealing partner for buyers seeking consistent yarn-to-fabric supply and quality compliance.

2. Interloop Limited
   As one of Pakistan’s leading knitwear, hosiery, and OEM exporters, Interloop supplies major global brands. Its financial disclosures show solid governance, investment in modern production methodologies, and reliability in meeting quotas—important if your brand demands scale and on-time delivery.

3. Soorty Enterprises
   Soorty is among the largest denim fabric producers in Pakistan, with substantial vertical integration and attention to sustainable practices. Its export strength and fabric finishing capability make it relevant for denim lines or jackets where wash effects and finish matter.

4. Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited
   Gul Ahmed has strong retail presence through its ‘Ideas by Gul Ahmed’ outlets, which gives it insight into consumer tastes, in addition to its fabric and home textile exports. For buyers wanting mills that understand both export and domestic trends, Gul Ahmed remains a solid choice.

5. Artistic Milliners / Artistic Fabrics
   Artistic continues to grow its denim and fabrics business, focusing on product diversification and finishing. Brands needing customized fabrics or shorter production cycles may find Artistic’s nimbleness useful.

6. Chenab Group (Chenab Limited)
   Chenab remains strong in home textiles—curtains, bed linen, etc.—and also in fabric and thread production. Its capability in home textile export standards can help buyers in that sector ensure compliance and finish.

7. Kohinoor Mills Limited
   Kohinoor offers spinning, weaving, and processing capacities, making it a good candidate when sourcing woven fabrics, especially for interior furnishings or heavier cloth types.

8. Crescent Textile Mills
   Crescent’s composite operations—spinning, weaving, processing—make it well-suited for buyers wanting consistency in finishing and export compliance. Its long history underlines reliability.

9. Mahmood Textile Mills Ltd (Beyond East Group)
   Mahmood Textile Mills has expanded into fabric, garments, and even its own fashion retail label, Beyond East. Suppliers like this are useful for buyers wanting partners who understand the full product lifecycle, including branding and consumer expectations.

10. Supportive Mid-Size & Specialty Suppliers
    Medium-scale companies such as Moonlight Hosiery (knitwear), Fazal Cloth (fabrics), Safa Textile (garment & casual wear), National Silk & Rayon (special fibres) continue to serve niches—especially where buyers want smaller MOQs, flexibility, and special material blends. These smaller players often adapt faster to client customization.

Sourcing Checklist for Buyers

When evaluating suppliers, these criteria matter more now than ever:

• Vertical integration helps buffer against raw material shocks. Mills that span spinning, weaving/knitting, finishing (and preferably retail links) reduce dependency on external inputs.

• Contingency plans for climate events are critical. Buyers should ask whether suppliers have flood-risk assessments, backup power sources, alternate transport routes, and stocks of raw linen/yarn to buffer disruptions.

• Sustainability & energy efficiency: mills investing in solar, biomass boilers, water recycling or zero liquid discharge (ZLD) systems tend to perform better with cost stability and environmental compliance.

• Traceability and compliance certifications: OEKO-TEX, GOTS, SMETA audits or equivalent reports are increasingly expected by international clients. Public documentation or verified audit claims are signs of maturity.

• Realistic lead times and flexibility: Given border controls, logistics disruptions, and occasional supply chain shocks, allowing margin in timelines always helps. Flexible ETDs from suppliers improve resilience.

Where HiTextile Fits In

While the large mills above form the backbone of Pakistan’s textile export ecosystem, the role of sourcing partners and aggregators has grown. HiTextile serves as a bridge for international buyers to access multiple mills’ capacity, ensuring quality checks, sample coordination, and combining smaller orders to meet minimum quantity requirements. When navigating multiple supplier options, buyers working with experienced partners like HiTextile often avoid fragmentation and maintain consistency in deliveries and standards.

What Buyers Should Expect Moving Forward

Pakistan’s textile landscape remains promising, but sourcing there now requires strategy:

• Prioritize suppliers who have invested in process modernization, sustainability, and integration.

• Consider forming longer-term relationships rather than spot orders; suppliers are investing heavily and those they partner with are likely to get preferential support.

• Monitor external risks: weather, trade policy shifts (such as India’s trade deals with UAE), and rising energy costs may affect pricing and timelines.

• Be prepared to adjust MOQs and pricing expectations slightly upward if lofty sustainability credentials are involved—these cost more in the short term but reduce risk and improve brand value.

Conclusion

Pakistan still offers buyers a strong combination of cost competitiveness, cotton-based yarn strengths, and established large players backed by growing sustainability efforts. For brands and importers, the safest path to reliable production is to partner with mills that are both high-capacity and future-ready—and working with intermediaries like HiTextile can help streamline sourcing, quality management, and logistics. With the right supplier choices, climate strategy, and partner relationships, buyers can tap into Pakistan’s full potential in 2025 and beyond.