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Mobs flood Karachi streets in anger

KARACHI: Grid stations had shut down, underground cables were damaged, and feeders tripped as a result of which some city areas had no electricity for 24 hours after the rains.

Residents streamed out on to the streets, burnt tires and other materials and blocked roads. Some enraged protesters also burnt a KESC vehicle and pelted local complaint centres with stones.

Riots were reported from Al-Hilal Society, Gulshan-e-Iqbal. The residents of areas along the road that connects Sohrab Goth to Shafeeq Morr, also protested against a 22-hour long power outage. Electricity was cut off for more than 20 hours in Pehlwan Goth and North Karachi, where people rioted on University Road and around the Qalandaria Chowk.

Pak Colony, Bara Board and Old Golimar residents also took to the streets to protest power outage that continued for more than 18 hours. In the following areas, riots took place due to power outage that continued for more than 15 hours: in North Karachi, from Power House Chowrangi to Saleem Centre, Bufferzone to Nagan Chowrangi, and Baradari. From Teen Hatti Chowk to Dakkhana Chowrangi in Liaquatabad. In F. B. Area, areas around Water Pump Chowrangi on Shahrah-e-Pakistan, and from Tahir Villa Chowrangi to Landi Kotal Chowrangi.

In the SITE area, Metroville, Lasbella, Patel Para, and the area around Jamshed Road, electricity was cut off for more than 12 hours, and resultantly, riots took place.

No riots took place in the following areas where power was out for more than 17 hours: Dastagir, North Nazimabad, Nazimabad, Orangi Town, Malir, Shah Faisal Colony, Old City areas, and others. Till the filing of this report, the power supply had not been restored in many areas of the city. staff report

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