KARACHI: Residents of different localities staged protests against Karachi-Electric over unannounced load shedding and inflated electricity bills. According to reports protests were held at Model Colony, Landhi and Korangi. Scores of people including women took to streets and blocked arteries and main roads against inflated bills and load shedding.

Due to demonstration, traffic from Malir Halt to Model Colony, Airport and Malir Cantt was suspended, which resulted in a massive traffic jam. Protestors claimed that K-Electric has imposed three fuel adjustments in a single bill. They called electricity bills cruel and brutal and demanded of federal government to withdraw taxes from bills immediately. Meanwhile, residents of Korangi and Landhi staged protest outside K-E office against prolonged and unannounced power outages and overbilling. Protestors burnt tyres and blocked main road. A day earlier, protests broke out in different parts of Karachi on prolonged load shedding, whereas, some citizens staged sit-in outside power company’s office. Citizens staged a demonstration in Sir Syed Town Kalyana of North Karachi area. Residents of Quaidabad held protest near Daud Chawrangi and blocked a road for traffic.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 26 2022

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