The Trade Development Authority of Pakistan is hosting a webinar on Artificial Intelligence in Textile on May 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM, bringing together industry experts to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming productivity, innovation, design, compliance, and global competitiveness across Pakistan’s textile sector, which remains the country’s largest export earner and most strategically significant industrial sector.
The session will feature opening remarks by Ms. Rafia Syed, Director General TDAP Punjab and Services Division, with speakers Berjees Shaikh and Dr. Naveed Iftikhar addressing how artificial intelligence tools are being applied across the textile value chain. The webinar will be moderated by Mr. Talha Majeed from TDAP Lahore’s IT and Services Division, with PASHA and atomcamp listed as partners for the initiative, reflecting a convergence of the technology and textile communities around a conversation that has become increasingly urgent for Pakistan’s export sector.
Pakistan’s textile industry, which accounts for over 60 percent of the country’s total export earnings and employs millions across spinning, weaving, dyeing, and garment manufacturing, is under mounting pressure to modernise in the face of rising competition from Bangladesh, Vietnam, and other regional exporters that have invested more aggressively in automation and digital production systems. Artificial intelligence applications in textile range from predictive quality control and automated defect detection on production lines to AI-driven demand forecasting, sustainable material sourcing optimisation, and compliance documentation for international buyers who are increasingly requiring digital traceability as a prerequisite for large orders. For Pakistani textile exporters, understanding and adopting these tools is no longer a future consideration but an immediate competitive necessity. Participants can join the session online via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/37089699616 with passcode 042768, or register at https://lnkd.in/dDEsRN8t.
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