Govt eyes over 138,000 jobs from Port Qasim garment city project

PSX Update • Aug 17, 2026

The government is to establish a 400-acre apparel zone at Port Qasim, eyeing over 138,000 jobs and annual exports of nearly $2.2bn in the first phase, according to project projections.

August 17, 2026 (MLN): The government is to establish a 400-acre apparel zone at Port Qasim, eyeing over 138,000 jobs and annual exports of nearly $2.2bn in the first phase, according to project projections. Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry chaired a meeting on the proposed garment city project, where he said the export-oriented manufacturing cluster would focus on high-value appa...