This paper highlights and demonstrates the technical andeconomical impact of technical textiles in the industrially developed countriesand their future contribution to the development of economics of newlydeveloping countries, such as China, South East Asia, and North Africa etc. Pakistan still lags behind in technical textile products as neither the government nor thetextile industry has made any serious efforts towards synchronizing textile products with the emerging needs of the world market by developing higher value-added products. Although the textile sector is the backbone of Pakistan's economy, the Government as wellas the textile industry has kept their focus on conventional textiles, ignoringtechnical textiles and knowledge-based products. A special focus is placed onthe application of technical textiles related automotive, medical,construction/civil engineering and sportswear's fields.

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About the Author:

Dr. Noor Ahmed Memon works with Department of Business Administration, Federal Urdu University

Mr. NoorZaman is a Faculty of CS & IT in Institute of Business and Technology, Karachi, Pakistan