Pasban Democratic Party, condemning the severe gas shutdown across the city, has said that citizens are enduring load shedding of up to 16 hours daily and are also facing double utility bills, a situation they have termed “utter oppression and injustice”.
Speaking to delegations at the Pasban Secretariat, Karachi President Abdul Hakeem Quaid, accompanied today by district leaders Salman Nawab, Shakir Ali, and Sajawal Khan Marwat, clarified that prolonged gas cuts have made citizens’ lives miserable by limiting the supply to just nine hours a day.
The party leaders highlighted the severe economic pressure on the public, stating that many are already grappling with financial difficulties and living below the poverty line. They stressed that the disruption in gas supply has paralyzed domestic life, forcing citizens to buy expensive Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders or purchase food from hotels, an expense described as “beyond their means”.
Questioning, “Will these people only rest after pushing the public into the stone age?”, Mr. Quaid described the dual agony of supply shortages and the heavy financial burden on consumers as tyrannical.
Pasban has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the “cruel increase in bills” and to ensure fair and uninterrupted gas supply.
Furthermore, the political party has urged the government to take immediate notice of the situation and seek a formal explanation from the Sui gas companies regarding the severe and prolonged load shedding affecting the city.