Like every year, quilters across Rawalpindi and Islamabad have started preparing thick, good-quality quilts and blankets to keep people warm and comfortable. Heatwave destroys one-third of cotton crop in PakistanWith temperatures dropping further with each passing day, the demand and sale of handmade quilts and blankets have increased across the twin cities. They added that with the current government policies and the rising inflation, quilters are facing losses instead of making the most of the winter season like the past. ‘No polio case in twin cities but threat still remains’“Everything is exceeding the purchasing power of people,” he lamented. On the positive side, however, growing competition has pushed local quilters to provide the best quilts and blankets available in the market.

Source: The Express Tribune October 27, 2019 03:56 UTC