Summary The citizens have expressed concern over the prolonged power outages.
LAHORE: Increase in electricity loadshedding in cities across the country has adversely affected the lives of citizens besides creating water shortage and halting commercial activities.
According to PEPCO, electricity shortfall has increased to 6,200 megwatts.
Population of the urban areas has to witness 14 hours loadshedding while duration of loadshedding has reached 18 hours in rural areas.
Lahore, Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Sialkot and adjoining areas were also facing worst loadshedding.
The citizens have complained that people who pay their dues regularly were being victimized due to defaulters of millions of rupees and the corrupt practices of the distribution companies staff.
