Pakistan: Protesters hit Skardu city over power cuts, wheat shortage
Gilgit: People took to streets of Skardu city in Pakistan on Monday to vent their rage over long power cuts and wheat shortage in Gilgit-Baltistan region.
The protesters, holding lanterns, staged a sit-in on the town’s Hussaini Chowk, chanting slogans against the government, Dawn News reported.
A large number of political and social activists took part in the sit-in, responding to a call by the Baltistan Awami Action Committee.
A spokesman for the committee told Dawn News that Skardu was facing power outages lasting as long as 22 hours, amid freezing temperatures.
The protesters raised slogans against the Gilgit-Baltistan government.
Another problem confronting the populace is wheat shortage. According to Najaf Ali, who heads the Awami Action Committee, and Ghulam Hussain Athar, president of the Anjuman Tajran-i-Skardu, subsidised flour had almost vanished from the market as the federal government had curtailed supply to the region, Dawn News reported.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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