Massive power breakdown hits Balochistan, Sindh
Tripping of 11 Guddu power plant units caused supply shortfall of 787 megawatts
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KARACHI:
Tripping of units at the Guddu Thermal Power Plant led to a major power breakdown on Friday that affected various areas of Sindh and Balochistan.
Officials maintained that dense fog was the main reason for the trip that led to the power outage. They also said that the power supply may only be restored when the fog dissipates.
According to officials, five out of 16 electricity units of the Guddu Thermal Power Plant were already out of order. An additional 11 units tripped and resulted in the loss of 747 megawatts of electricity, thereby causing a massive disruption in the provincial power supply.
Protestors stage a sit-in at Nazimabad Chowrangi on Wednesday. Shakil Adil/White Star
KARACHI: While the members of Balochistan’s Shia Hazara community refused to bury the bodies of the miners killed in a brutal attack in Mach demanding visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan, sit-ins in Karachi continued for the fourth consecutive day and organisers further expanded them to other parts of the city. The demonstrators called for immediate action from the federal and provincial governments.
The protests also badly crippled city life, hitting the traffic movement and forcing rescheduling of a few flights. Rail and air traffic was seriously affected owing to the sit-ins being staged at different places in the city to express solidarity with the Mach victims. The sit-ins were expanded to a number of neighbourhoods including Sharea Faisal, Malir 15 and Teen Talwar, in the city, blocking traffic on main roads. The main sit-in was being held at Numaish.
Protestors stage a sit-in at Nazimabad Chowrangi on Wednesday. Shakil Adil/White Star
KARACHI: While the members of Balochistan’s Shia Hazara community refused to bury the bodies of the miners killed in a brutal attack in Mach demanding visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan, sit-ins in Karachi continued for the fourth consecutive day and organisers further expanded them to other parts of the city. The demonstrators called for immediate action from the federal and provincial governments.
The protests also badly crippled city life, hitting the traffic movement and forcing rescheduling of a few flights. Rail and air traffic was seriously affected owing to the sit-ins being staged at different places in the city to express solidarity with the Mach victims. The sit-ins were expanded to a number of neighbourhoods including Sharea Faisal, Malir 15 and Teen Talwar, in the city, blocking traffic on main roads. The main sit-in was being held at Numaish.
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A view of Karachiâs University Road which has been closed in protest against the killing of 10 Hazara coal miners in Balochistanâs Machh area last week. Photo: ONLINE
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Protests over the Machh massacre were held at six spots in Karachi Wednesday morning, resulting in traffic jams across the city.
Ten labourers from the Hazara community were killed and three injured at a coal mine in Balochistanâs Machh on Sunday. According to the Levies force, the incident took place late Saturday night near Bolan. Bolan Deputy Commissioner Murad Kasi confirmed that the labourers all lived in Hazara Town.