KARACHI: Local residents of Lyari stormed into the office of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) to register their protest against prolonged power outages and gas shortages in their area.
According to details gathered by MM news, a group of people staged protest outside the PPP’s South office in Lyari – a stronghold of the Sindh’s ruling political party, blocking the road and chanting slogans against the party.
The protesters gathered outside the office over complaints of gas shortage and prolonged load-sheddings. They also had complaints that the area hadn’t been receiving water for as long as nine months.
The anger of the local residents ran high during the course of protest after alleged aerial firing by senior PPP leader Khalil Hout and his workers, which led the protesters to storm the office. The protesters also vandalised and destroyed the office furniture.
Police are reported to have registered case and apprehended some 14 suspects for vandalizing the office of the ruling party.
کراچی: لیاری میں پانی، بجلی، گیس لوڈشٰیڈنگ کے ستائے شہری مشتعل،
پیپلزپارٹی کے ضلعی دفتر میں توڑ پھوڑ
علاقہ مکین احتجاج کرتے ہوئے شکایت لے کر پیپلزپارٹی ضلع جنوبی کے دفتر پہنچے جہاں پر اُنھیں روکنے کی کوشش کی گئی،
ہم پر فائرنگ بھی کی گئی، مظاہرین pic.twitter.com/hqyR087WRK— Zayan Hasan (@ZayanHasan1) February 27, 2023
Meanwhile, local leader Habib Jan has warned that if the cases against peaceful protesters are withdrawn, the protest would be extended to as far as in London.
