Gul Ahmed

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited is a Pakistani textile company which manufactures and sells clothing through a chain of retail outlets under the name 'Ideas by Gul Ahmed'.

History

Trading in textiles

Gul Ahmed began trading in textiles in the early 1900s.

Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited

In 1953, Gul Ahmed Textile Mills Limited was incorporated as a privately limited company, subsequently converted into public limited company on 7 January 1955. In 1970, it was listed on the Pakistan [Stock Exchange|Karachi Stock Exchange (now Pakistan Stock Exchange)].
Image:AtriumMall.jpg|thumb|right|The Ideas retail outlet at the Atrium Mall on Zaibunnisa Street in Saddar, Karachi

Ideas by Gul Ahmed

In 2003, Gul Ahmed expanded to the retail sector and founded Ideas by Gul Ahmed retail chain. It offers a range of home textiles and furnishings for the bedroom, kitchen and bathroom, as well as men's and women's apparel. It also provides in-house monogramming, embroidery and tailor-made services.
In 2025, Gul Ahmed Ideas launched largest flagship store and Ideas Cafe nestled inside Dolmen Mall Clifton.