Police, protestors clash during Faisalabad loadshedding protests

FAISALABAD: Frustrated with the unannounced loadshedding in the city, residents are protesting in several areas.

Protestors caused damage to the FESCO office and additional police was deployed to the area to control the situation. Police used shelling to disperse the protestors who retaliated by pelting stones.

Protestors claim that they have to endure 14-16 hours of loadshedding on a daily basis.

Protestors have also burnt tyres and blocked several roads of Faisalabad and police have used baton charging to disperse them.

TV images clearly showed police brutality as they entered homes of several residents of the city with the intention to make arrests. Images showed police assaulting women and using profanity.