Sehrish Asghar, Rana Aqeel, Waqas Khalique, M Umer Toor, Hassan Mohi-ud-Din

At partition economy of Pakistan was semiindustrialised one, based heavily on textiles, agriculture and food production. At partition Pakistan had little infrastructure & meager trade industry.
(Source: Zaidi, S. Akbar, Issues in Pakistan Economy, 2nd ed.)

[Creation of Pakistan] was like gold rush of United States [for Muslim businessmen]," G. M. Adamjee Muslim traders supported the idea of Pakistan & financed Muslim League, e.g., Memons, Khwajas, etc

Due to mass emigration of Hindus and Sikhs, who controlled trade & industry, nearly paralyzed the economic & administrative machinery of Pakistan
(Economy of Pakistan 1947-68, (1968). Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan, p. 7 & 102)

Migration: Pakistan exported expert & wealthy Hindus & Sikhs to India, and imported rural farmers & craftsmen, mostly
(Butt, M. Shoaib, & Bandar, Jayatilleke S., Trade liberalization and regional disparity in Pakistan, (2009) Taylor & Francis, p. 13)

Lahore: Shah Alam market (); markets surrounding 12 gates Dhaka: Karachi: Empress (condiments, fruit, vegetables and meat to stationary material, textiles and pet shops); Bunder Road Peshawar:

Chittagong
Faisalabad

Trading Items

Production

Units

Clothes
Yarn Cement

35378
0.06 29292

000 yds
000 Metric Ton 000 MT

Tubes
Tobacco Rice

13,000
120 4.2

Nos.
Lakh tons Maund/head in East Pakistan

Source: 'Notes on Eastern Pakistan' by Hamidul Haq Chowdhry, in F.722,9-14, QAP & Economy of Pakistan 1947-68, (1968). Ministry of Finance, Government of Pakistan