Citizens' boycott shrinks fruit sale.

TOBA TEK SINGH -- The sale of fruit in Faisalabad division was reportedly cut down by at least 50pc as a result of fruit boycott by the citizens.

The campaign was launched on social media by the concerned citizens of Karachi against the hike in fruit prices in Ramazan and it had reached the Punjab cities too. In Faisalabad division, it remained successful on the second day on Tuesday as the citizens refused to buy expensive fruit in all its cities.

The people took part in this silent protest against the fruit inflation mafia, which had increased the prices manifold because of the month of fasting.

The citizens told Dawn in a survey carried out in various bazaars of Toba Tek Singh that they did not buy fruit on Monday and Tuesday in protest against the fruit sellers. They claimed that the shopkeepers and vendors kept on waiting for the customers. According to some reports, the vendors had been forced to sell bananas and melons at reduced prices.

FESCO: The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (Fesco) disconnected power supply connection to the Water and Sanitation Agency (Wasa) of Faisalabad on default of Rs540m.

A press release issued by Fesco said final notices were served on the defaulting departments for payment of the arrears but the payments could not be made.

Hence the company started the process of severing electricity connection to all the departments. It added that more than 47,000 consumers had been issued new meters in all the five circles of Fesco for installation of new electricity...