QIE is one of the largest planned industrial estates of Punjab, spread over an area of 565 acres. It has 477 industrial plots of various sizes varying from 1 kanal to 100 kanals.The Industries located in the estate comprise units of Textile, Dyeing & Printing, Auto Parts, Pharmaceuticals, Food, Household Appliances, Plastic ware, Chemicals, Rubber / Foam, Cosmetics etc. A total of 50,000 workers are employed which includes approximately 10,000 female workers.