KHUZDAR: Long queues of vehicles were wittnessed on either side of the Quetta-Karachi road in Baghbana, Khuzdar on Sunday (today) following protests by locals against prolonged outages and closure of power feeders in many areas.
Protesters claimed that power supply to their homes was suspended for the past one week despite paying their electricity bills regularly.
On the contrary, Quetta Electric Supply Company officials claimed that locals were defaulting on bill payment which is why they were forced to suspend the supply of electricity.
The protest disrupted movement of vehicles carrying goods and others, including women and children.
Later, Kalat Division Commissioner Muhammad Hashim Ghilzai and Khuzdar Deputy Commissioner Suhail Rehman reached the site to placate the protesters, after which the demonstration ended.
