The dwellers of the slum and pastors on Thursday held a massive protest and sit-in outside office of Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman against disruption in power supply.
World Minorities Alliance Convener and former federal minister J Salik who led the protest speaking on the occasion said that what a great ill-fate is that poor have no right on resources of their own country.
He said that F-6/2 Slum is situated only one foot away from Super Market in the capital city of Pakistan but they are facing the issues of electricity which is a great stigma on the face of WAPDA and worst cruelty is that IESCO provides only one electricity meter to 500 houses in this slum since last 14 years because of this reason residents have to pay huge bills every month and have to face the issues of electricity failure daily.
J Salik said that majority of slum residents are poor and giving services in different government departments. It is hard for them to manage bread and butter of their families and the incredible growth in electricity prices is making their lives more difficult.
He said that there is no need of any NOC because this slum is legal and WAPDA is charging the same rate as others are paying but WAPDA is not providing even a single service to residents, dwellers purchased all the wires and other necessary things themselves, residents even paid 25 crore rupees to WAPDA.
