07/10/2026
If you won’t support your industries, your industries won’t be able to support the employment levels. 😕
Around 40% of power loom units in Faisalabad and nearby towns have reportedly shut amid cheaper Chinese textile imports, rising utility costs and taxes. Industry representatives say more than 100,000 workers have lost their jobs. The sector comprised nearly 800,000 looms, from small workshops to large factories. Shakil Ansari, who represents sizing mills, said smaller businesses were particularly affected.
The Council of Loom Owners Association has asked Commerce Minister Jam Kamal for tighter checks on alleged undervaluing of textile imports.
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