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Summary Residents in various area of Punjab took to the streets to protest against massive power outages.
People staged protest rallies on Thursday against unscheduled electricity loadshedding in different areas of Punjab including Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Mianwali, Sargodha, Khushab, Bhakarm, Multan, Vihari, DG khan and Bahawalpur.The protesters chanted slogans against the government and Wapda authorities for observing 18-22 hours of loadshedding. A large number of industrial workers in Faisalabad also joined the protest. The protesters blocked traffic by burning tyres on the roads.They said the power shutdown in different areas had made it impossible for them to earn their livelihoods. They added that their lives had been ruined due to unscheduled outages while students were unable to prepare for their examinations.A complete shutter-down strike was being observed in Vihari and rallies were taken out against power outages.They expressed anguish and resentment over extended load shedding hours and increase in power tariff in the name of fuel adjustments charge.The protestors have also vowed not to pay their electricity bills until government resolves the issue.
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