Hundreds of laborers from industrial units of Faisalabad Saturday protested 3-day-long gas load-shedding which has severely affected industrial production of the city.
A large number of daily wagers staged sit-in outside city’s district council and chanted slogans against the government authorities.
They demanded the government immediately restore the gas supply to industrial units. Protesters blocked a main road of the city and complained that the load shedding was leading to unemployment.
In connection with weekly load shedding, the gas supply to Faisalabad’s industrial units remained suspended for the third day, leaving a large number of labourers faced with economic hardships.
On Friday, the gas closure for CNG stations and the industrial sector was increased from three to four days. Pakistan Textile Exports Association Chairman Rana Arif Tauseef had strongly protested the decision.
Industrialists have termed the closure a disaster for the industrial sector.
