Karachi has experienced internet outages over the past three days, disrupting daily activities and resulting in financial losses for those reliant on online services.
Irked over regular power cuts and shortage of water, a group of residents near Karachi's Isa Nagri staged a protest on Tuesday evening, blocking a major road and causing severe traffic chaos and jams.
According to The Express Tribune, the residents of Karachi have been suffering from severe and unusual load-shedding for the past week. This resulted in power outages during the daytime
The city's fumigation efforts, though significantly delayed, have not yielded the expected outcomes. There has been a steady increase in cases of vector-borne diseases--such as dengue, malaria, and chikungunya--due to inadequate sanitation, unhygienic conditions, and a failing waste disposal
Hundreds of vehicles crawled at a snail's pace, bumper-to-bumper, for hours on sections of MA Jinnah Road and Shahrah-i-Quaideen, leading to additional traffic congestion on connecting roads and streets, including Preedy Street and Sharea Faisal.
Karachi residents are protesting against a severe electricity crisis, enduring three days without power while continuing to pay hefty bills to K-Electric. Frustrated by the outages that have led to water shortages and disrupted daily life, residents of Nafeesabad and Teen Hatti staged violen
Karachi residents staged a sit-in protest on Hawkes Bay Road in front of Mauripur Main Bazar, blocking traffic to express their frustration over the lack of electricity and water
Thousands of commuters and motorists were caught in traffic jams on major thoroughfares as residents of Punjab Colony and Gizri held protests against ongoing power outages by blocking both lanes of the main road leading to Boat Basin and Sunset Boulevard.
Extended power outages and electricity theft in nearby areas have worsened the hardships faced by residents of North Karachi. Many are complaining that they have to face around 12 hours of power cuts.
Residents of Pakistan's Karachi city are grappling with severe financial strain due to excessive billing and the imposition of additional taxes by K-Electric, the city's primary electricity provider.
As Pakistan continues to grapple with a severe economic crisis, its residents also continue to endure some of the worst financial turmoil on a daily basis.