Many roads in Lahore were also sealed due to protesters burning tyres and blocking traffic.– Reuters (File Photo)
<

LAHORE: People began protesting on the streets of Lahore on Sunday as they suffered long spans of power load-shedding, DawnNews reported.

The police tried to disperse the crowds with tear gas and aerial firing, which ended up wounding many protesters.

The residents of Chohang area of Lahore said that there has been no electricity in the area for the past four days, and consequently they have been lacking drinkable water as well.

The demonstrators chanted against the government and threw stones on the policemen.  Many roads were also sealed due to protesters burning tyres and blocking traffic.

Efforts by the police to calm the crowds failed as the demonstrators stated that they need an explanation from the Chief Minister of Punjab.

Crowds in Gujranwala and Faisalabad took to the streets as well, complaining of 14 to 18 hour power outages.

Opinion

Editorial

Solidarity with Palestine
Updated 29 Nov, 2024

Solidarity with Palestine

The wretched of the earth see in the Palestinian struggle against Israel a mirror of themselves.
Little relief for public
29 Nov, 2024

Little relief for public

INFLATION, the rate of increase in the prices of goods and services over a given period of time, has receded...
Right to education
29 Nov, 2024

Right to education

IT is troubling to learn that over 16,500 students of the University of Karachi (KU) have defaulted on fee payments...
A hasty retreat
Updated 28 Nov, 2024

A hasty retreat

Govt should not extend its campaign of violence against PTI and its leaders, thinking it now has the upper hand. Enough is enough.
Lebanon truce
28 Nov, 2024

Lebanon truce

WILL it hold? That is the question many in the Middle East and beyond will be asking after a 60-day ceasefire ...
MDR anomaly removed
28 Nov, 2024

MDR anomaly removed

THE State Bank’s decision to remove its minimum deposit rate requirement for conventional banks on deposits from...