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Government claims there are ‘no power outages at Sehri, Iftar’

ISLAMABAD: As people in Karachi and Sindh continue to protest against power outages, Ministry of Water and Power claimed on Tuesday that 80 to 95 percent in the country were enjoying zero-load shedding during Sehr and Iftar.

It further maintained that there was no forced load shedding but only outages that were scheduled— five hours in urban areas while 7 hours in rural areas—were being implemented.

Briefing the media, State Minister for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali, flanked by Secretary Water and Power Younis Daga, said that there was no load shedding in 90 to 95 per cent urban areas and 80 to 85 per cent in rural areas during Sehr and Iftar.

 

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