Pakistan

Power crisis grips Pakistan

Express April 15, 2010

LAHORE: Hundreds of protestors rallied around the Punjab Assembly premises to demonstrate against the ongoing load shedding in the province.

Punjab has been hit hard by load shedding with the industrial sector scaling down production, rendering thousands of workers unemployed.

In Southern Punjab, urban areas have faced upto 16 hours of power cuts, while rural areas have seen upto 18 hours of load shedding.

Demonstrations to protest the situation were seen in Sargodha, where citizens chanted slogans against the government and Wapda.

Protestors also came onto the roads in other cities and towns of Sindh and Punjab.

COMMENTS (10)

Haider Zulfiqar | 14 years ago | Reply I believe Pakistan should do what China did, implement single child policy on each family so they don't produce an average of 5 kids. More kids means more use of resources and in Pakistan we hardly have any as is evident by the fact that there is scarce food, water, shelter, electricity, etc. Last but not least change the education system to one which does not promote plagiarism but instead original thought. One solution i have seen here in UK is Solar panels to power single houses and since in Pakistan we have plenty of sunshine i think this should work but then again in Pakistan whenever you start a new project everyone opposes it. sigh

hameed ali khan | 14 years ago | Reply govt dont want to solve the poblem...if they they can do this in one are two days..they the are making the way clear for rental power projects becuase here is a lot of commission for them and they cant let go such a huge amount of commission..do you??????????

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Muhammad Ismail | 14 years ago | Reply Govt don't want to solve the issue of loadsheding, because they don't have any plan to increase supply. Iran offered to provide 2200 megawatt electricity but Govt didn't respond to that. At the end of 2007 demand for electricity was 13,000 and production was almost 12,000, but now demand is more than 15,000 while production goes down to 10,000. how is this possible within 2 years we didn't see any new factories nor new markets or industries, and nor all people buy AC's, so how the demand went up, and on other hand instead increasing the production it goes down... their is somthing in the bottom... Govt keep common man involve in such problems so they don't have the time to see what Govt is doing...

Roda | 14 years ago | Reply Its seems to be a tip of a iceberg.

KM | 14 years ago | Reply Does this nation have the GUTS to go to the national assembly, the PM's house, the presidency, the parliament lodges, etc etc, down to the provincial governments, to make them close down the power while it is off in the entire country, and make all these so called leaders bear the agony with us? The question is "Does this nation have the b...s???"

Yaqoob Malik (ATTOCK) | 14 years ago | Reply Its great dilemma that despite availability of rich natural resources like coal and water, why the rulers not devise any strategy to control the worst power crises. Whereas, nieghbouring Iran reportedly also offered cheap electricity to fulfill our demand. Such facts gives speculations about the present government's intentions as they more interested in rental power project due to some hidden interests instead of taking long term & easy measures. Now Allah Almighty can gives wise to them, otherwise government least bother to hear the miseries and ongoing countrywide protests of the masses against worst load shedding.

Saad | 14 years ago | Reply shame to politicians.... shame to electricity generation responsible people.. If someone among you had done something for the sake of Electricity Generation...then now this wasn't happen all over the country... because this meaning less power load shedding is being done by YOU since last 5,6 years.... If you had planning about it that time..now we have not to face it like this....... Sudhar Jao Hukmurano

omer | 14 years ago | Reply Raja Saab's Promises !!!

Z ali | 14 years ago | Reply WELDONE GOVT Keep it up. I sugest the whole nation dont deposit bills or cut the electicity . then see how come.

malik Israr | 14 years ago | Reply malik israr

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