Punjab is facing worst energy crisis of all times. DESIGN: MOHSIN ALAM
On Monday, the Faisalabad Electricity Supply Company (FESCO) amended the load shedding schedule for the city, following a heated debate with several traders and industrialists.
The Anjuman-i-Tajran also gave the FESCO 24 hours to end unscheduled load shedding in commercial areas, after which they would protest in front of the FESCO headquarters.
In Rahim Yar Khan, at least 300 protesters broke into the Water and Power Development Authority’s (WAPDA) Complex in Rahim Yar Khan and damaged office property. They were protesting against long hours of outages in the city. Some areas of the city have been facing 18-hour outages a day.
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@Enlightened: really...? where are u living bro? it's very bad to lie to show your ego. please show me the list of cities which are getting 20 hrs.supply in india. don't boast about the situation which is not very different from Pakistan. this is escapism
Also ''Enlightened'', for your kind information, India's Punjab is home to 30 million people or fewer and has diverted two rivers which formerly flowed into Pakistan-Sutlej and Beas-massive river bodies, which generates enough electricity for its puny population.
Pakistan Punjab is 4 times the size with 3 times the population and shares its electricity with the other federating units leading to increasing power cuts.
One would hope you'd live up to your moniker and ''enlighten'' yourself next time,sir.
To ''Enlightened'' (what a laugh): No Pakistani gives a damn what happens in ''Indian Panjab'', and this article is about a pressing Pakistani domestic issue and not ''Indian Muslims''. Stick to the topic - one wonders when Indians will progress past petty rhetoric and point scoring...probably never...and the audacity, ''Englightened''?
On the issue* of the topic at hand* , I am hopeful that the IP pipeline actually materialises as that would effectively halve our loadshedding problems. Prior to 2008 there was virtually no loadshedding in large urban areas, let's work to return to those days. :-)
wa wa, very nice. Cut the head to cure the headache.
India's Panjab which is considered as one of the most progressive state, in comparison is getting almost 24 hrs supply in cities and 20 hrs in rural areas. Rates per unit is almost half of what is charged in Pakistan. Partition brought more misery to Pakistan in all fields and more importantly, Indian Muslims are much more progressive and living peacefully than their counterparts in Pakistan.
Mr Armitage words seem to take effect in reality when he had said defiantly to bomb us into Stone Age.....it is working......thank you Sir.....
A Two-Week monthly off doesn't seem far away.
The design is not saying any thing and misinterpret. I think this is not work of any artist rather a graphic designer.
Looking at the energy crisis solution steps being taken; it will not be long when some genius politician announces 2-3 day working week only during summers... only because "we cann't solve problems, we can only find absurd workarounds" .. so sad :(