Pakistan’s textile industry hit by rising energy costs

World Business Report

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. Sam Fenwick is joined by a California wildfire expert who has been at the forefront of modelling high-risk areas for years.

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