ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) has extended the date of the admissions for MA/M.Sc programs offered in Semester Spring, 2022 till June 30.
AIOU has offered the admissions of MA/M.Sc programs for the last time under the policy of Higher Education Commission. These programs will not be offered from next semester.
According to Director Admissions, Syed Zia Ul Husnain Naqvi, approval for the extension has been given by VC, AIOU, Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum in accordance with the time frame given by HEC. Moreover, online workshops for BS, B.Ed and Associate Degree programs offered in the spring semester 2022 will begin from June 27.
These workshops will be conducted online through the university’s Aaghi Learning Management System (LMS). –Agencies
Textile exports up by 28.6%
Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: The exports of Pakistan textile commodities surged by 28.26 per cent during the first 11 months of the fiscal year (2021-22) as compared to the corresponding period of last year, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) said.
The textile exports were recorded at $17,623.635 million in July-May (2021-22) against the exports of $13,740.113 million July-May (2020-21), showing growth of 28.26 percent.
The textile commodities that contributed in trade growth included cotton cloth the exports of which increased by 30.24 percent to $2,236.855 million during the current year as compared to the exports of $1,716.216 million last year. The other commodities that witnessed growth in trade included cotton year, the exports of which grew by 24.18 percent, from $896.039 million to $1,112.713 million and raw cotton by 1009 percent from 0.593 million to $6.577 million Likewise, the exports of cotton (carded or combed) increased by 1450
percent, from $0.064 million to $1.632 million, yarn (other than cotton
yarn) by 109.68 percent, from $28.912 million to $60.624 million whereas the
exports of knitwear increased by 36.44 percent, from $3,405.133 million to
$4,646.029 million.
Exports of bed wear increased by 21.68 percent, from $2,472,782 million to
$3,008,838 million, towels by 21.66 percent, from $838.505 million to
$1,020.111 million, readymade garments by 30.63 percent, from $2,706.902
million to $3,535.959 million, art, silk & synthetic textile by 29.34
percent, from $326,152 million to $421,860 million, made up articles
(excluding towels and bead wear) by 15.19 percent, from $421.860 million to
$780.180 million whereas the exports of all other export materials increased
by 21.58 percent, from $780.180 million to $692797 million.
The only commodity that witnessed negative growth in trade was tents, canvas
and tarpaulin, the exports of which declined by 2.16 percent, from $101.653
million to $99.462 million.
