Demanding the prime minister and the federal energy minister to take measures for raising the productivity of power companies instead of their proposed privatisation, Pakistan's electricity workers recently observed 'demand day' across the nation.
The mass protests, which erupted outside the country’s largely discredited political establishment, have caused increasing dismay and apprehension in the ruling class, which is haunted by the fear of a mass popular uprising akin to that which brought down Sri Lanka’s government last year.