What is Industrial development in Pakistan?
{{expert-subject|date=February 2024}} {{no sources|date=July 2021}} During the [[partition of India]], [[Pakistan]] got those areas which were less industrially developed. [[Hinduism|Hindus]] were big [[Industrialisation|industrialists]] and [[Capitalism|capitalists]]. Not many [[Factory|factories]] were in [[Muslims|Muslim]]-majority areas. In those places raw materials were available. Yet these areas were kept away from industry. In [[East Bengal]], the production of [[Puttsun]] was 50% of the total [[world]] production. However, not a single [[Puttsun]] factory was set up there. On the other hand, in [[West Bengal]], more than a hundred Puttsun factories were operating on the [[Hugli]] River Cup. [[Cotton]] was grown in [[West Punjab]]. The [[Textile industry in India|textile]] mills were established in [[Mumbai]] and [[Ahmedabad]]. At the time of independence in [[Pakistan]] there were [[cotton]], [[sugar]] and a total of seven [[cement]], factories. Pakistan started its industrial development on a weak basis. The Pakistani government tried to establish a strong industrial system. An industrial policy was announced in 1948, which encouraged the private sector. In 1972, the government [[Nationalization|nationalized]] ten types of factories. This created uncertainty in the [[private sector]]. Capitalists were reluctant to invest in industry. The subsequent [[government]] made state-controlled factories [[private]] in the same way. In addition, the private sector paved the way for setting up new factories and investing in them. == Industries == Industries in Pakistan are divided into the following categories * (1) Domestic and small scale industries * (2) Large industries * (3) Defence industries == Small home industries == Small and [[Cottage industry|cottage industries]] are very important because they provide [[employment]] at the local level. They cost less to set up and the [[Administration|administrative structure]] is small. When the focus is on small and cottage industries, human [[H