Emeute de l’électricité à Karachi – 16 mai 2011

Power riots continue

thenews.com.pk

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Karachi

People in the city once again took to the streets and vehemently protested against prolonged power breakdowns on Monday as amid worsening power situation in the metropolis the KESC management persisted with their stance that operations and fault rectification works of the utility had been seriously compromised, along with security of its personnel, due to an ongoing protest drive by the CBA-led workers of the power utility.

The concerned consumers are not at all ready to accept the excuse given by the KESC management, which they believe was trying to cover up its incapability to normalise and restore electric supply to a number of areas in the city.

People of Hijrat Colony near Sultanabad, on facing hours-long power breakdown since 9 am Monday, first took to streets, protested and blocked Moulvi Tameezuddin Khan Road and then blocked Mai Kolachi Road after Maghrib prayers.

Similar reports were also received from Mauripur Road, where in the evening flow of traffic was disturbed by the protesters who also lit bonfires with old tyres to agitate against the hours-long power breakdown to their households. Read more…