Farmers and other people protesting against long durations of loadshedding blocked different highways in Balochistan on Thursday. DawnNewsTV
QUETTA: Farmers and other people protesting against long durations of loadshedding blocked different highways in Balochistan on Thursday.
Hundreds of protesters gathered on highways in Khuzdar, Kalat, Hub, Kolpur, Lakpas, Loralai, Kuchlak, Pishin and Yaru areas and put obstacles there, causing traffic jams for hours.
The protests were organised on the call of Zamindar Action Committee after a deadline given to the Quetta Electricity Supply Company to reduce the duration of loadshedding ended.
The protesters announced that they would continue to block highways until the duration of loadshedding was reduced. Hundreds of buses and trucks carrying goods for different cities of Balochistan and Afghan transit trade were stranded at different places due to blocking of roads at about 20 places.