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Studying in the dark

Letter October 05, 2015
How long are we going to suffer through prolonged power outages? Are we going back to the Dark Ages?

KARACHI: Almost every day between 6pm and 9am in Federal B Area, Karachi, the lights go off. Students and teachers are the most inconvenienced by this compared to others. We have to study and continue our daily activities in the dim light of a candle.

How long are we going to suffer through prolonged power outages? Are we going back to the Dark Ages?

Ayqa Murtaza

Published in The Express Tribune, October 6th, 2015.

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