QUETTA: The Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP) held protest against prolonged load shedding in different parts of Balochistan, said sources Thursday.

Angry mob across Balochistan continued the blockade of roads and highways in the province to protest against prolonged load shedding in their respective areas.

The continued protest in Balochistan not only disrupted the life routine but also badly affected agriculture sector.

The strike observed in Pakhtun areas of Balochistan over the appeal of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP). The trade union of Balochistan favored the strike call.

The PKMAP leaders said that the long power load shedding was being observed under a planned conspiracy in Balochistan and in the peak agriculture season. It is nothing but an economic massacre of the people, they charged and noted that the power load shedding in various parts of the province had caused heavy financial losses to growers during last two weeks.

All the markets and business centers are closed during shutter down strike in Chaman, Pashin, Zhob, Qila Saifullah, Harnai, Sherani, Qila Abdullah, Ziarat, Kachlak, Sibbi and other adjacent areas.

Demonstrators declared that the protest would continue until a respite in the duration of load shedding.

On the other hand, officials said the power outages were a result of the theft of power transmission lines in Chattar area of Balochistan, where “thieves took away 70 kilometres of transmission line”. As a result, only 350 megawatts of electricity is available in Balochistan against a demand of 1,200MW.

Courtesy by samaa.tv