damn it!!!
Up to 18 hours of power outages stifle Lahore
LAHORE - Unscheduled electricity shutdown doubled, severely affecting routine life as the city experienced 14 to 18 hours of power outages on Wednesday. Power was shut down for two hours after every half an hour of supply, upon which people gathered at Multan Road and protested against the Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO).
They chanted slogans against the government for not providing them electricity. We have neither electricity nor water. It seems we are living in the Stone Age, said protesters. Most areas of the city such as Ichhra, Shadman, Model Town, Gulberg, Mozang, Faisal Town, Garden Town, Township,
Johar Town, Defence, Walled City, Muslim Town, Iqbal Town and Walton experienced long hours of power closures.
The consumers said there was no schedule and the LESCO disrupted electricity whenever it liked. We cannot sleep at all because there is no electricity, said a housewife Samina Ahmed. The weather is humid and it is not possible for people to sleep without electricity, said another consumer Irfan Khan.
He said there used to be a schedule for power outages but for the last week there was no such schedule. Meanwhile, some filling stations also stopped selling petrol to people because of problems in supply.
TRAINS SUSPENDED: Fuel shortages in Lahore also disrupted operations of passenger trains, compelling the Railways administration to either suspend trains or change their schedule. Operations of 21 trains were suspended, Railways sources said, adding that the fuel shortage caused a change in schedule of almost eight trains in Multan, while eight trains had to stand idle at Lahore Railway Station.
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