He said that textile is the most important sector of national economy adding that millions of people are earning their livelihood from this sector and also bringing foreign exchange for the country. 

He said unfortunately textile sector was ignored in the past, however, PPP government is taking measures for developing technical education in textile sector.

Government is going to establish separate departments in different universities of the country and different colleges will be constructed where students would get modern education in textile sector, he added.

He said that educated and skilled workforce can play their vital role for the development of this sector as well as for the national economy, he added.

Federal Minister further said that vocational training institutes would also be established in different areas of country so that human sources could be increased through  modern training into textile sector.

Rana Farooq Saeed Khan said that government is taking comprehensive measures to provide higher education to meet requirement of the modern era so that they can bring good name for the country. -APP