Massive protests held in Pakistan s Balochistan against recurring power outages ANI | Updated: Apr 03, 2021 17:28 IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], April 3 (ANI): Hundreds of people blocked national highways at 20 places across Balochistan on Thursday in protest against recurring power outages.
The rally, which was called by Zamindar Action Committee, was attended by hundreds of protesters on Thursday, The Express Tribune reported.
In protest against prolonged power outages, Quetta-Karachi Highway, Lakpass and Quetta-Jacobabad Highway at Kolpur, Quetta-Chaman Highway at Yaru, and National Highway to Punjab at Loralai and Barkhan were blocked.
The protesters announced that they would continue to block highways until the duration of load shedding was reduced.
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QUETTA: The acting deputy commissioner of Qila Abdullah on Friday announced that 10 Levies personnel involved in torturing a young man had been arrested after being suspended.
Zakaullah Durrani said the incident took place at Garing check-post on the Quetta-Chaman Highway in Chaman and disciplinary action had been taken against the Levies personnel concerned.
According to details, a young man, while passing by a check-post of the Levies personnel, mocked at the personnel and started making dog-like sounds. The Levies personnel caught the young man, chained him and made him to act like a dog.
A few days ago a similar incident took place when some young men in a car, while passing through the same check-post, had mocked at the Levies personnel and made dog-like sounds. Their video clip of the act went viral on social media.