Energy crisis: Power cuts incense Tandlianwala residents

FAISALABAD: Hundreds of residents of Tandlianwala on Monday staged a protest against power cuts in the area. The protestors gathered on Tandlianwala-Satiana Road and blocked traffic for hours. Muhammad Naveed, one of the protestors, said long hours of load shedding had made life miserable for them.

“Power cuts during sehri, iftar and during taraveeh prayers have frustrated the public. Many of us are unable to prepare sehri due to these,” he said. Saeed Iqbal, another demonstrator, said that a transformer in Chak 420 had stopped functioning. He said Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO) had failed to remedy the problem despite being sent numerous complaints. The protestors chanted slogans against the FESCO and demanded that power be restored immediately. The protest caused the closure of the road to traffic and impeded the movement of commuters. The situation was brought under control after a police contingent managed to placate the demonstrators.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 8^th, 2014.