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Crafts
Bricks
Cement
Fertiliser
Oil refining
Iron & Steel
Industry
Surgical
instruments
Tourism
(tertiary)
Sports goods
Sugar refining
Cotton / Textile
Small-scale
industry
Cottage industry
Main Products
Locations
Key Factors Influencing
Location
White sugar,
molasses
Cement, concrete
Carpets, pottery,
embroidery
Urea, ammonium
nitrate
Steel bars, sheets,
rods
Bricks for
construction
Petrol, diesel,
kerosene
Footballs, bats,
gloves
Scalpels, scissors
Hospitality, transport,
guide services
Yarn, cloth, garments
Sialkot
Sialkot
Multan, Bahawalpur,
Swat, Hala
Multan, Faisalabad,
Daharki
Karachi (Pakistan
Steel Mills)
Punjab plains, near
clay sources
Karachi, Attock
Uses limited machinery, local labour, less
capital.
Home-based, manual skills, traditional
methods.
Karachi, Hyderabad,
D.G. Khan
Karachi, Faisalabad,
Multan, Lahore
Punjab, Sindh (near
sugarcane fields)
Northern Areas, Swat,
Murree, Lahore
Sports goods,
garments.
Handicrafts,
embroidery.
Skilled labour, export
markets.
Skilled labour,
export-oriented.
Natural beauty, cultural
heritage, accessibility.
Near ports and oil fields.
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Limestone availability,
power, transport.
Raw cotton supply, labour,
power, ports.
Raw material
(sugarcane), water, local
market.
Skill-based labour,
tradition, local markets.
Natural gas supply,
chemical plants.
Imported iron ore, port,
power, capital.
Clay, water, nearby cities.
2. Key Industries of Pakistan