--- title: "Around 40% of Faisalabad power loom units shut amid Chinese imports and high costs" description: "Most outlets reported the closure of approximately 40% of power loom units in Faisalabad, with a focus on the impact of Chinese imports and rising operational costs. Both excerpts highlighted the loss of over 100,000 jobs and the blame placed on cheaper yarn and cloth imports from China, as well as higher utility bills and taxes. The framing was largely consistent, with similar emphasis on the economic pressures facing the sector." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12820-around-40-of-faisalabad-power-loom-units-shut-amid-chinese site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Around 40% of Faisalabad power loom units shut amid Chinese imports and high costs business · updated 7 Oct 2026, 1:18 PM PKT · 7 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported the closure of approximately 40% of power loom units in Faisalabad, with a focus on the impact of Chinese imports and rising operational costs. Both excerpts highlighted the loss of over 100,000 jobs and the blame placed on cheaper yarn and cloth imports from China, as well as higher utility bills and taxes. The framing was largely consistent, with similar emphasis on the economic pressures facing the sector. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Pakistan (English)** — [Faisalabad’s 40pc Power Looms Shut, leaving over 1 Lac Workers Jobless](https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/07-Oct-2026/faisalabads-40pc-power-looms-shut-leaving-over-1-lac-workers-jobless) · 7 Oct 2026, 1:18 PM PKT > FAISALABAD – 40pc of power-loom units in Faisalabad, the primary industrial and textile powerhouse of Pakistan, have shut down, leaving over 1 lac workers without jobs, as soaring electricity costs, expensive yarn, Chinese imports and disrupted Afghan trade push the city’s weaving industry deeper into crisis. The machines that once powered Faisalabad’s textile economy are […] - **Profit** — [Around 40% of Faisalabad power loom units shut amid Chinese imports, high costs: report](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/07/around-40percent-of-faisalabad-power-loom-units-shut-amid-chinese-imports-high-costs-report) · 7 Oct 2026, 12:19 PM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Industry representatives say more than 100,000 workers have lost jobs as cheaper yarn and cloth imports from China dominate local products, and higher utility bills and taxes squeeze local manufacturers - **Dawn** — [Power loom sector reels under imports, rising costs](https://www.dawn.com/news/2035310/power-loom-sector-reels-under-imports-rising-costs) · 7 Oct 2026, 7:22 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > Power looms are displayed for sale after closure of businesses in Faisalabad.—Courtesy Council of Loom Owners Association • 100,000 workers lose jobs in Faisalabad amid closure of 40pc units• Loom owners blame cheaper Chinese yarn, grey cloth, finished textile products• Industry body seeks stronger Customs checks to curb ‘under-invoicing’ LAHORE: A large number of small power loom units have sh... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [Pakistani cotton industry raises concerns over under-invoiced Chinese fabric imports](https://harzaviya.com/stories/415-pakistani-cotton-industry-raises-concerns-over-under) · 27 Jul 2026 · 2 outlets · 72% related - [Textile exporters warn of steep export decline, seek government support](https://harzaviya.com/stories/13715-textile-makers-warn-of-steep-decline-in-exports-from-oct) · 14 Oct 2026 · 3 outlets · 2 developments · 71% related 3 articles from 3 outlets, 7 Oct 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.