pakistan geographical review 1954 - University of the Punjab

In tobacco products and cigarette making
Iraq and Iran also have cigarette factories
Turkish tobacco.
Turkey comes first, Egypt,
depending upon imported
As regards flourmilling West Pakistan takes the lead. In fruit canning
Palestine and Turkey o~cupy important places. Alchoholic beverages are
prepared in Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Palestine. There are distilleries
at Alexandria, Izmir and Baghdad. In the Levant distillation of Arab. a
local beverage-is an important industry.
Large imports of paper have a marked adverse effect on national
economy because the consumption of paper is increasing rapidly. Izmir in
Turkey has a big mill producing 22,000 tons of paper and cardboard but large
quantities have to be imported. Within a few years, West Pakistan and
Iran will have their own paper mills. In west Pakistan there will be one
paper mill at Nowshera and one cardboard mill at Rahwali.
Leather tanning is not very important but leather goods are prepared
on a large scale. Egypt has two tanneries and makes leather goods both
by machine and hand, being self sufficient in this respect. Principal
machine made articles are boots and shoes, the rest of a great variety and
beauty are hand made. Factories in Egypt are four, in Turkey two and one
in West Pakistan.
Matches are also produced in quantities sufficient for home needs,
Turkey having nine, Egypt seven, Iran six west Pakistan two. West Pakistan
has to supplement its production by imported matches to a certain extent.
Glass work and pottery both have a bright future. Turkey ranks high in
bloom glass work and decorative pottery. Attempts to develop this industry
are being made in other countries.
The Cottage Industry-
Chronic lack of fuel, meagre raw materials and under developed means
of communication have been responsible for the persistance of cottage
industry. They were carried on III or near the important towns and
maintained by single owner with the assistance of their kinsfolk. In ancient
times it was patronized by assistance of their kinsfolk. In ancient times
it was patronized by Ottoman, Sarrain and Kuznat gentry. However under
the pressure of competition with cheaper, machine made foreign goods,handcrafts
have not only deteriorated in quantity but in quality as well. The Middle
1. Cottage industry is a small scale industry and it is not a limited concern,
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