Editing Pakistan (section)

=== Industry ===
{{Main|Industry of Pakistan}}
{{See also|Textile industry in Pakistan}}
[[File:Tv Assembly Line 1.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|Television assembly factory in [[Lahore]]. Pakistan's industrial sector accounts for about 20% of the GDP, and is dominated by [[small and medium-sized enterprises]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pbs.gov.pk/content/industry |title=Industry |publisher= Pakistan Bureau of Statistics|website=www.pbs.gov.pk|access-date=23 October 2016}}</ref>]]

Industry, constituting 19.74% of GDP and 24% of total employment, is the second-largest sector. Large-scale manufacturing (LSM) dominates, representing 12.2% of GDP, with cement production thriving due to demand from Afghanistan and the domestic real estate sector.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.apcma.com/data_export.html |title=All Pakistan Cement Manufacturers Association Export Data |website=apcma.com |access-date=15 October 2013 |archive-date=3 December 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241203231542/http://www.apcma.com/data_export.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2013, Pakistan exported 7,708,557 metric tons of cement, with an installed capacity of 44,768,250 metric tons.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bhutta |first=Zafar |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/552042/cant-get-enough-soaring-profits-not-enough-for-cement-industry/ |title=Can't get enough: Soaring profits not enough for cement industry |work=The Express Tribune |date=21 May 2013|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref> The [[Textile industry in Pakistan|textile industry]], a key player in Pakistan's manufacturing, contributes 9.5% to GDP and employs around 15 million people. As of 2022, Pakistan ranks seventh globally in cotton production,<ref>{{cite web |title=Countries by commodity |url=https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#rankings/countries_by_commodity |website=fao.org |publisher=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]] |access-date=8 April 2025}}</ref> with substantial spinning capacity, making it a major exporter of textile products in Asia.<ref>{{cite web |title=World Trade Statistics 2023 |url=https://www.wto.org/english/res_e/statis_e/statistics2023_e.htm |publisher=[[World Trade Organization]] |access-date=8 April 2025 |language=en}}</ref> China has been a significant buyer of Pakistani textiles, importing US$1.527 billion worth of textiles in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Baig |first=Khurram |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/522293/anatomy-of-an-indispensable-sector-why-the-pakistan-textile-industry-cannot-die/ |title=Why the Pakistan textile industry cannot die |work=[[The Express Tribune]] |date=18 March 2013|access-date=15 October 2013}}</ref>