Over 1,000 power-loom units shut in Faisalabad amid energy and finance squeeze
Local reporting counted 1,000+ power-loom units closed in Faisalabad after more than 100 textile mills also halted operations. Owners cited rising electricity and gas prices, elevated interest rates, and raw-material costs as the triggers. Estimates suggested hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk across the district’s weaving ecosystem.
Unit closures at this scale disrupt buyer-supplier relationships, push skilled labour into other trades, and risk permanent capacity loss if idle periods extend.