Karachiites complain gas supply cuts during Ramazan.

KARACHI -- Amid unprecedented inflation and trickling incomes, the residents of Karachi have complained for facing yet another issue of gas supply cuts at the eve this Ramazan. Major complaints regarding gas load: shedding and shortages have been reported from across the metropolis, with citizens expecting a major cooking crisis during the holy month. Saba Naveed, a resident of Lyari told media, there has been no gas at her house for nearly four months now. 'When you switch on the stove, there is only a stale smell that comes out of it there is no gas pressure at all,' the mother of three said, adding that her family has permanently shifted to using gas cylinders.

Saba elaborated that a 2.5: kg gas cylinder costs her Rs600, which lasts for nearly two weeks. 'It is not just about the money rather it is a real risk using a gas cylinder with three children under the age of 10 around,' she said. She further said that the concerned department does not entertain public complaint to address.

Moreover, Saba revealed that despite the poor supply, the gas company was charging them between Rs600 and Rs700 for the...