Lahore: Long hours of announced and unannounced power load shedding
have piled up anguish people who took onto streets in various cities of
Punjab.
Violent protests were erupted in Gujaranwala, Gujrat,
Sialkot, Lahore, Multan, Layyah and other cities and towns of the
province, where provoked protesters ransacked public and private
property.
Protesters blocked the motorway at Lilla Interchange, while due to traders strike, all markets remained closed in Faisalabad.
In
various other cities including Lahore protest rallies have been taken
out. Police used batten-charge, teargas and aerial firing to disperse
the protesters.
In Gujranwala protesters blocked the roads and
pelted stones on various offices, during uproars, DSP and SHO and five
other sustained injuries.
In Gujrat protesters burnt Gepco
office. On the call of traders’ bodies, there was a complete shutter
down in Faisalabad. In Jhang PTI took out the procession in front of
DCO’s office. A large number of people participated in it.
In Multan annoyed people expressed their anger and took onto streets.
Score
of people, most of them bearing canes in hands, staged protest
demonstration against prolong load-shedding in Sialkot, causing traffic
jam on main roads.
In Rawalpindi, hundreds of protestors took
to Pasarwar Road and burned tires. Hundreds of vehicles were stranded,
with few people able to make it to work or school.
People were
demanding uninterrupted power supply as the shortfall has reached 7000
MW in the country, resulting in up to 20-hour power cut as a result
fierce protests have broken out in various cities of Punjab against
power cuts. Over 2000 agitators have been booked and nearly 70 arrested
by the police. Online
