Gas shortages during a harsh cold spell triggered protests in Quetta, Dawn reported. Residents blocked roads and burned tyres over low pressure and supply suspensions. Many areas faced outages beyond loadshedding hours, forcing people to use cylinders. Temperatures remained below zero in Que
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of the University of Balochistan organised a protest in Quetta, demanding their three months' overdue salaries and the 35 percent salary increase as promised in the previous year's education budget for teachers at research centers, and staff at the University
Amid the ongoing protests, political activist Dr Mahrang Baloch lambasted the imposition of Section 144 in Quetta by the provincial government, according to Dawn.