Emeute de l’eau et de l’électricité à کراچي Karachi – 17 avril 2012

Water, power woes force people to take to the streets

thenews.com.pk

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Anti-riot police had to be called in after enraged residents of Akhtar Colony, Manzoor Colony, Defence View and Qayyumabad took to the streets on Tuesday to protest against the acute water shortage and prolonged power outages in their localities.

The exasperated youth pelted vehicles on Korangi Road and the Qayyumabad Roundabout with stones, which resulted in a severe traffic jam in the adjoining arteries. They chanted slogans against the KWSB and the KESC, burnt tyres, damaged electricity poles, sign boards and broke street lights in the area.

Arshad Zaman, a Defence View resident, claimed that people in his locality were “dying” for water, but despite complaints, the water board authorities did not seem to be interested in their woes. “People cannot live without water for a single day, and here we are without it for the past two weeks.” Read more …