power outages

PTI MNA Ayesha Gulalai claims K-P is supposed to get 2,100 MW but federal government only provides 1,300 MW

Basic disease of higher supply cost compared to tariff is still there

Says frequent power outages hindering operation of filtration plants, pumping stations

Locals bemoan 16-hour-long load-shedding.

Parents want to see early summer vacations.

Asks officials tasked to curb load shedding to correct their wrong

Party leaders accuse PM of creating water, power shortage in Sindh

PPP considering countrywide protests against load-shedding

Delays in completion of transmission lining projects will hinder progress

PESCO suspends power supply across Abbottabad to save his life

Govt is committed to making Pakistan outages-free by 2018

Outstanding bills for the province stand at Rs70 billion

Load-shedding results in severe water shortage in these areas

Child rights activist said children also bearing the brunt

Residents lodge protest outside Potohar Press Club

Protesters pelted stones on passing vehicles and blocked Shaheed-e-Millat Expressway

They gathered in front of the MEPCO office on Khanewal Road and blocked it for traffic

Locals say daily life is paralysed when there is no power for over 20 hours

The protesters said they were facing over 18 hours of power outages in their villages

Protests cause at least three people to faint in latter district

Reports from different districts suggested the outage lasted from six to 12 hours, till evening

Threaten to protest against PESCO’s unscheduled load-shedding

Locals threaten to block Karakoram Highway

PML-N lawmakers call on Shahbaz Sharif

Led by WAPDA Hydro Electric Central Labour Union Vice Chairman Jamil Akhtar, the employees protested on the second consecutive day.

Politicos have also called for a strike against the prolonged breakdowns