Day by day, power outages are strangling small textile units in industrial zones like Ghulam Muhammadabad and Jhang Road. We’re not running sprawling export giants, we’re talking about modest setups with 10 to 20 stitching machines, often run by families who’ve spent generations in this trade.
But how do you keep the wheels turning when electricity vanishes for up to 4 hours a day without warning? Work grinds to a halt. Export orders are delayed. Daily wage workers, some of whom live hand to mouth, are sent home without pay. And buyers, with no time to wait, take their business elsewhere.
This isn’t just a supply issue. It’s a slow collapse of a sector that holds up thousands of families. There is immediate need for the authorities to pay attention to the lack of electricity before it becomes the cause of complete ruin.
Taqveem Muhammad
Faisalabad
