KARACHI: Several areas of the metropolis continued to suffer prolonged hours of announced and unannounced loadshedding despite the Supreme Court orders.
According to details, the loadshedding duration in different areas of the city has reached up to 12 hours, making lives miserable for Karachiites amid the sweltering heat.
Several areas of the city, including, Malir, Landhi, Shah Faisal Colony, Lyari, Korangi, and other areas were badly hit by power outages. Citizens complain that the K-Electric is shutting down power under the garb of electrical fault and load management.
The power supply in different sectors of Korangi was again suspended after prolong load shedding from 12 pm to 8 pm. Meanwhile, the residents of Landhi are witnessing unannounced loadsheeding 3 times a day.
Several citizens informed that when they contacted K-Electric in this regard, the officials denied the load shedding, indicating that it was a technical fault.
Citizens further informed that nightly load-shedding spells in the city have been causing a lot of restlessness to the people due to the harsh weather.
Earlier on August 18, Sindh Energy Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh expressed dismay at the increase in the duration of power load-shedding in Karachi. Shaikh’s concerns were expressed in separate letters sent to the federal energy minister and the Nepra chairman.
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