Hundreds of people blocked national highways at Fort-Munro on the border of Balochistan on Wednesday in protest against recurring power outages for the last 30 hours in scorching heat.They put big stones on the road resultantly supply of food to Balochistan and arrival of fruit from Chaman to Punjab stopped.
Complete strike was observed in the city .All shops, hotels, tea-stalls remained closed in Fort Munro town. Schools and officers also remained close
The rally, which was called by the locals of Fort Munro, was attended by hundreds of protesters , The South Punjab News.com reported.In protest against prolonged power outages, Quetta-Dera Ghazi Khan Highway and National Highway to Punjab at Loralai and Barkhan were blocked. The protesters announced that they would continue to block highways until the duration of load shedding was reduced.
Hundreds of vehicles were stranded due to the strike. Queues of vehicles had formed due to the closure of national highways at various places, as passengers and transporters faced problems, The South Punjab News.com reported.
The affectees said that only a one-hour power supply was being provided to agricultural feeders across the province."Due to this prolonged load shedding, crushing of stones and supply of water supply was badly hit . Landlords were still paying their bills. If the government does not pay attention to this, the protest will be extended," they said.
