KARACHI: Residents of Lines Area on Friday blocked main Preedy Street for vehicular traffic and staged a sit-in in protest over disconnection of power supply by the K-Electric.

Traffic remained choked at the key road until successful negotiations between KE officials and residents’ representatives.

Power supply to the locality was restored late in the night after disruption for several hours.

A KE spokesperson said that the supply was restored when the representatives of the residents assured that they would pay the outstanding bills.

The spokesperson said that the power supply to Lines Area was disconnected because of “power theft and outstanding dues, which crossed Rs990 million”.

Published in Dawn, August 31st, 2024