Karachi Cites Continue To Suffer From Prolonged Power Cuts Amid Hot Weather.

KARACHI -- Prolonged and extended duration of load shedding up to 12 hours in several parts of the port city in the sweltering weather continued to pile miseries on people.

K-Electric, the city's sole power supplier, has extended the duration of unannounced load shedding in different parts of Karachi. The duration of load shedding in several areas of the city has been extended up to 12 hours, while the areas exempted from load shedding were also experiencing load shedding daily.

Nazimabad, Lines Area, North Nazimabad, Saadi Town, Surjani Town, Baldia Town, Saddar, Gulistan-e-Johar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Lyari and other parts of the city are experiencing over 12 hours of loadshedding daily.

Citizens irked by power cuts staged protests in different areas of Karachi over unscheduled and prolonged power outages.

The protests were staged at Gulistan-e-Jauhar's Perfume Chowk and near Safari Park on University Road. The citizens blocked...