EXPORT POTENTIAL OF LUXURY KASHMIRI TEXTILE PRODUCTS RESTRICTED BY GOVERNMENT INACTION AND CONTINUED INDO-PAKISTAN HOSTILITY
February 1st, 2017
PAKISTAN business leaders trading in traditional Kashmiri textiles are worried about the shrinking size of the trade in their products, blaming the government for this poor state of affairs. It is hard times for Pakistan manufacturers of Kashmiri shawls, popularised by French Queen Marie Antoinette as a luxury item and more recently popular amongst ethnic clothing consumers. Unique Kashmiri handmade rugs, shawls, embroidered dresses with chain stitching, and blankets, have also in the past been a great attraction for tourists visiting Indian or Pakistani ...
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