Power crisis grips Pakistan

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.

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