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Summary Protestors, in different parts of Karachi, blocked roads in protests against the load shedding.
People continued protests in different parts of the city against the unannounced and long hours of load shedding. Residents of Defence and Gizri also observed sit-in strike at the Punjab Chowrangi and blocked the highway for traffic. Residents complained that electricity supply had been suspended in the area for the past 20 hours. Resident of Baldia Town blocked the RCD highway in protest against the unannounced load shedding and also opened aerial fire. In the chaos, one police official Shehzad Masood was killed due to firing by the protestors.Resident of New Karachi continued their protest and blocked all traffic on the highway at Nala Stop. Later, police intervened, dispersed the protestors and restored the flow of traffic after two hours.
