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Pakistan-wide protests continue against loadshedding

Posted by on Apr 12th, 2010 and filed under FEATURED NEWS, SOUTH ASIA. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

People gather next to burning tires during a protest against increasing power load shedding in Lahore.

KARACHI: The frustration of the people intensifies as the hours of loadshedding increases throughout the country.

Protests against prolonged and unscheduled power outages continued throughout the country on Monday. 

In Hyderabad, a rally was taken out by members of a business association as protesters blocked the main Jinnah roundabout.

Residents of Multan also took to the streets with traders calling on the government to deal with the power crisis immediately.

Protest was also held in Gujranwala where people blocked Ghakar GT Road and chanted anti-government slogans.

Protests against the power cuts were also held in Bahawalnagar, Sukkur, Badin, Mirpur Khas, Larkana, Thatta and Ghotki, Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu, Kurk, Swat and Muzaffarabad.

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