Pakistan’s spinning and cotton textile sector is on the brink of collapse, with industry leaders warning that the country is facing its gravest industrial crisis to date.

The crisis has been driven by an unprecedented combination of excessive taxation, soaring electricity tariffs, and a flood of under-invoiced yarn and fabric imports, particularly from China and other regional markets, as reported by Dawn.

According to Dawn, Cotton Ginners Forum Chairman Ihsanul Haq stated that over 100 spinning mills and 400 ginning factories have already ceased operations, resulting in a severe reduction in raw cotton purchases.

The collapse, he said, is devastating Pakistan’s agricultural economy, shrinking cotton output, and forcing the country to rely increasingly on imports of edible oil and texti

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