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Pakistan鈥檚 textile industry hit by rising energy costs

The Chairman of the Pakistan Textile Council asks government to intervene quickly to stop a looming crisis in the textile industry, which forms over 60% of the country鈥檚 exports.

We're living hand to mouth and having to borrow money from friends to pay the electric bills." These are the words of a woman who runs a textile firm in Pakistan. The Pakistan Textile Council has written to the government, warning that the country faces an energy crisis that could force manufacturing companies to shut down.
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