Emeute de l’électricité à Karachi – 28 mai 2011

Riots against power outages continue

nation.com.pk

May 29, 2011

KARACHI – Citizen of the metropolis are still facing problems of electricity and water shortages due to worst loadshedding crisis, while protests remained continue in different areas on Saturday.

The residents of different areas blocked the flow of traffic for hours following the unannounced loadshedding in their localities.

They also burnt tyres and threw stones on passing vehicles to block the main Korangi Road in Zaman Town police precincts.

They also chanted slogans against the Karachi Electric Supply Company and demanded authorities to take action in this regard.

Police and rangers were called at the scene who later calmed the situation down following peaceful negotiations.
SP Korangi Usman Ghani Siddiqui said residents were facing a lot of problem due to loadshedding and after that they protested on road but police were deployed on that area for controlling any untoward conditions and maintaining law and order situation, adding that they dispersed the protestor after negotiations.

Meanwhile, several other protests were also staged in parts of city against power failure.

The areas included Pak Colony, Jamshed Road, Akhter Colony, Manzoor Colony, Site Area Lines Area and others. Protestors set to ablaze, tyres in roads and block the road causing massive traffic jams in their localities Read more…