Protests and rallies were held against the increase in electricity bills in various cities of the country.
Protests were held in various cities including Karachi, Rawalpindi, Multan and Peshawar due to high electricity bills.
Traders and Jamaat-e-Islami workers staged a protest outside the office of KElectric in Karachi.
Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Ameer Hafiz Naeemur Rehman said that the government has dropped an electric bomb after petrol.
The businessmen of Karachi said that if K Electric’s atrocities do not end, they will make the markets a no-go area for them.
At Committee Chowk in Rawalpindi, protesters staged a dharna and burned electricity bills.
Protesters against expensive electricity in Gujranwala surrounded GAPCO office.
Demonstrators protested against expensive electricity in Muslim Town area of Peshawar.
Other cities including Narowal, Attock, Sargodha and Haripur have also protested against the high cost of electricity.
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