PPP to take up load shedding issue

Party submits a calling attention notice to the National Assembly Secretariat

Our Correspondent April 07, 2017

A resident told The Express Tribune the power crisis has compelled many people to start using illegal kunda connections. PHOTO: AFP

ISLAMABAD: Taking cognisance of the sudden increase in load shedding hours in the country, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) on Thursday submitted a calling attention notice to the National Assembly Secretariat to apprise parliament about the real situation of the power outages.

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Signed by MNAs Abdul Sattar Bachani, Dr Nafisa Shah, Mir Aijaz Jakhrani, Syed Mustafa Mehmood, Dr Shazia Sobia and Beelum Husnain, PPP members in their notice said prolonged load shedding of electricity is causing grave concerns among the public.

“Non-availability of electricity for long hours is making the life of people miserable,” they said. “It has not only affected domestic life but is also hurting the business activities as industries are shutting down their operations due to short supply of electricity.”

COMMENTS (2)

Khurshid Anwer | 7 years ago | Reply PPP taking up load shedding issue is like the pot calling the kettle black, was it not PPP which inducted the oil guzzling IPPs, not realising that oil at $10/barrel would become $100/barrel. leading to high cost of energy, a recurring circular debt of billions of rupees, shut down of industry, load shedding and much else.

Khurshid Anwer | 7 years ago | Reply PPP to take up load shedding issue, the pot calling the kettle black,was it not PPP that inducted the oil guzzling IPPs, not realising that oil at $10 per barrel would become $100 per barrel, leading to high cost per unit, a recurring circular debt of billions of rupees, load shedding etc.

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