Power Crisis Has Worsened In The Country

Friday, March 19, 2010 at 5:37 pm

ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN : The power crisis has worsened in the country as a fault developed at Guddu transmission line caused prolonged power shutdown in various districts of Baluchistan.

Unknown persons blew up a power transmission tower at Kolpur Dasht in Baluchistan causing power breakdown in Quetta and other districts of the province, power company Quesco officials said. The power supply to Qalat, Khuzdar, Mastung, Noshki, Kharan, Chaman, Ziarat, Qila Abdullah and adjoining area has also been suspended.

The tubewells in the area have also been closed due to the power supply disruption.

The repair of the tower will take at least 12 hours, the company officials said.

An angry mob protested against unannounced load shedding before KESC complaint centre at Gulshan Hadeed phase II in Karachi. The infuriated protesters tried to break the gate to enter forcefully in the office and thrown burnt tyres at the complaint centre.

The police reached to the office and held talks with the protesters who later dispersed from the area.