The management of Pak Carpet Industries Ltd. (PCI) took the lead in establishing the traditional craft of carpet making in Pakistan by setting up a carpet making center at Malir, an out skirt of Karachi in 1950. Ever since, it has been feeding the local market and for the past four years its exports to the European continent, U.K., Scandinavian countries, USA. Canada and Australia have been rising considerably.

PCI has also catered to all types of institutional requirements. The main designs that PCI is making for its export market are Moree, Bokhara, Sarooq, Pendic, Ardabil, Causksian, Philpa (Elephant Food Design), Balouch (Hamadan, Bakhtiari, etc.), Kashan, Kirman, Qum, Tabriz, Knatool and prayer rugs. The above designs are made in various color combinations and in a wide range of sizes.

Oriental - Hand Made
Tradition of Oriental Carpets
The oriental carpets needs nothing to embellish its unparalleled beauty and its breathless art form. The value of such carpets has been determined by the test of time and its epic esoteric art has been verified by the critics of each era. Even modern decor has come to regard the oriental carpet with the awe and reverence. Today Oriental Rugs stand out in importance. Their composed beauty of stylized motifs and rich jewel-like colors blend harmoniously with every day fashion. Moreover, they can be readily combined with modern and traditional furnishings.

History of Oriental Carpets in Pakistan
Oriental Carpets are made from the Balkans to China and from Caucasus to Indo-Pak Subcontinent. Pakistan has been very faithfully following the ancient techniques in making oriental carpets and rugs. Of course modern fast dyes and chemicals are being used for coloring and washing; still the basic technique is the same as has been inherited from the years gone by.

In the subcontinent, which now comprises Pakistan and India, the craftsmanship of carpet making was first started in Lahore in the reign of Akbar the Great. The industry received good patronage from all successive Mughal emperors and the ruling chiefs under them. But it was only in the beginning of 20th century that that this art began to develops on commercial lines. With independence of Pakistan, making of Oriental carpets got a new lease of life. Carpet weaving artisans of India who were mostly Muslims, migrated to Pakistan; with the result that Pakistan is now producing all types of hand made carpets.

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