Residents of Khayaban-e-Warsak area on the main Warsak Road, Peshawar staged a protest against continuous gas load shedding and blocked the main Warsak Road for a few hours. The rally was organised by the local Islahi and Falahi Committee of Khayaban-e-Warsak. Addressing the protest, office-bearers of the committee alleged that administration of the Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited (SNGPL), after taking money from owners of commercial units, was disconnecting gas of local residents putting them in great trouble. They alleged that gas pressure of official colonies in the area and local commercial units, including CNG filling stations, was being kept above the normal level while in the Khayaban-e-Warsak area children were going to schools without having breakfast.
The protesters said that during peak hours, gas pressure at local CNG stations was above 230 while gas of Khayaban-e-Warsak area was being kept disconnected. They said that in Khayaban-e-Warsak, gas disappeared from 5am and at 2pm but its pressure was nominal, which could not fulfill the requirements of residents. The protesters regretted that load shedding for 18 hours daily was not justified. They demanded the SNGPL to restore gas to the area like the near-by official colony and commercial units otherwise the SNGPL administration would be responsible for any untoward incident.
