Industrial development in Pakistan
The textile industry is the backbone of Pakistan's economy.  These factories produce the best quality fabrics.  Pakistan is self-sufficient in cotton cloth.  Millions of rupees are earned every year by selling these clothes abroad.  Special centers for textile industry are Faisalabad, Lahore and Multan (Punjab), Karachi and Hyderabad (Sindh).  Occurs in Peshawar, Dera Ismail Khan, Nowshera, Bannu, Haripur and Swat (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and Athal and Quetta (Balochistan).