Loadshedding becomes a nightmare for Karachiites

KARACHI - The Karachiites continue to suffer with prolonged power outage while riots erupted in various areas on Tuesday.
The temperature of the City has increased up to 37C as Karachiites suffered with sizzling heat till the evening and also faced unannounced loadshedding in several localities.
Inhabitants of various localities act violently against the KESC officials and showed anger in many areas. In Lyari and Chakiwara, people protested against KESC and burnt tyres on the roads. The Lyariites were suffering with 12 to 15 hours long power outage due to some technical cable faults in the area. The residents of FB Area, Shah Faisal Colony , Malir, Liaquatabad, PECHS, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, FC Area, Akhtar Colony, Mehmoodabad, Punjab Colony, DHA, and Gulistan-e-Johar also claimed of suffering 10 to 12 hours long loadshedding.  Life has become a nightmare, said Hassan Gul from Golden Town. "The frequent loadshedding has not only made our lives gloomy but has also disturbed the routine life. The worst affected are children, especially toddlers. Even students are suffering as they can't study for their ongoing examinations," he said.
The situation was synonymous with the conditions in Mansehra Colony and Landhi. Khurram Amman, a resident, said that the entire locality, comprising of over 50,000 residents, was facing three hours loadshedding for more than three times a day. "The entire locality belonged to middle class people, living in small houses. Most of the houses have no proper ventilation system thus loadshedding brings severe problems for them," he said. "KESC should pay more attention to the slums as people living in the City's affluent areas can afford generators."