Locals block Quetta-Karachi road in Khuzdar to protest prolonged outages

KHUZDAR: Long queues of vehicles were seen on both sides of the Quetta-Karachi road in Baghbana, Khuzdar on Sunday when locals blocked the route to protest prolonged outages and closure of power feeders in many areas.

According to the protesters, they regularly paid their electricity bills, despite that power supply to their houses was suspended for the past one week. 

However, the officials of Quetta Electric Supply Company said locals were defaulting on bill payment which is why they were forced to suspend the supply of electricity.

The protest caused inconvenience to the stranded drivers of vehicles carrying goods and others, including women and children, more so because of the scorching weather.

Later, Kalat Division Commissioner Muhammad Hashim Ghilzai and Khuzdar Deputy Commissioner Suhail Rehman reached the site to placate the protesters, after which the demonstration ended.