Pakistan, Aug. 18 -- Pakistan will establish a 400-acre Garments City at Port Qasim in Karachi to expand textile exports and create jobs, Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Junaid Anwar Chaudhry said on Monday.

Under the plan, a Pakistani textile and denim manufacturing company, Artistic Milliners, would establish a manufacturing unit with an investment of more than $18 million, incorporating vertical integration and green technologies, read a statement.

Chairing a meeting on a proposed garment city project, the minister said the export-oriented manufacturing cluster would focus on high-value apparel production and attract private investment.

According to the project plan, the first phase would cover 250 acres, with 35% allocated fo...