Pakistan Carpet Industry

Raw material for carpet making is available in Pakistan. Carpets are prepared in different parts of the country. The important centres of carpet making are Lahore, Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, Multan and Jhang in province of Punjab. In Sindh carpet centres are located in Jacobabad, Sukkur, Khairpur, Mirpurkhas, Tharparkar, Umerkot, Hyderabad and Karachi.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, carpet making is done in Peshawar on a large scale and it is a big profession at local level. Similarly, in Quetta (Bakochistan) a large number of people make carpets.

Beautiful carpets are prepared in Pakistan; these are popular in the foreign countries. This small industry is also earning valuable foreign exchange. Carpets are prepared by using wool and synthetic materials.