CHAIRMAN

Mr Asad Shafi

As the current Chairman of APTMA, Mr Asad Shafi is committed to strengthening Pakistan’s textile industry through innovation, sustainable practices, and global market expansion, ensuring a prosperous future for the sector and its stakeholders.





CEO
Cross Stitch

www.crossstitch.pk
Cross Stitch, Sheikupura Textile Mills Ltd

Cross Stitch is Pakistan’s Leading Retail Brand with 40 stores nationwide and one of the largest ecommerce operations in Pakistan. 

Business Interests

  • We regularly import high quality, jewelry, shoes, bags, shawls, scarfs, candles, home décor and diffusers from China – we are looking for vendors to supply us with high quality products.
  • We are setting up a new brand for western apparel – we need to source knitted clothing from China (tee shirts, sweat shirts and hoodies, track pants, athleisure fabrics and clothing for sports apparel – we are also interested in joint venturing with Chinese partner for our new western wear retail brand.
  • We are in process of setting up cut to pack knitted garment unit for export – looking for machine suppliers and fabric suppliers. Chinese firms who might want to joint venture manufacturing operations from Pakistan for export to USA and Europe markets.

Group History

www.ayesha.group

  • Ayesha Group of Companies is a well-known industrial group that operates from Lahore, Pakistan.   The Group started its textile operations in 1972 when Ayesha Spinning Mills was incorporated. Since then, Ayesha Group has grown to 4 textile spinning mills comprising of 110,000 spindles, a leather tannery, a leather shoe factory, shoe retail (brand EPCOT), socks factory, an embroidery factory and a Fashion Retail Setup (Brand Cross Stitch.) The installed spindle capacity put the group amongst the largest yarn spinning groups in Pakistan.  The leather units of the group are also substantial in size by which operate by the name of EPCT Private Limited. EPCT private limited has become the largest leather manufacturer and shoe factory in Pakistan.  EPCT has a retail setup for the local market, which is known by the name of EPCOT SHOES with shops all over Pakistan.  Our Socks unit is the 2nd largest in Pakistan is an all export-based factory compromising of all Italian Lonati Machines. The annual turn over for the group for the financial year 2023-2020 has touched 150 million USD. Ayesha Group proudly employs over 10,000 people in its various manufacturing and retail units.

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