Pindiites descend into the winter of discontent

Rawalpindi:There was no gas supply in the morning, as I was trying to prepare breakfast in the morning. If you are a working parent, you know how busy the mornings can get. Trying to get the kids dressed, school bags and lunches packed and get out of the door before the bulk of rush hour can lead to the no-breakfast conundrum.

“Hats off to the gas department it always takes the lead in creating this spectacle. Winter days can be the most miserable season a person living in Rawalpindi can ever have. It all depends on the gas department’s mood and attitude and on how they make the winter season fun and exciting,” says Akbar Ali.

“Spending winter can be a blast especially if you spend it with the people you love. You can spend each winter day at home having storms of fun, but the gas department is a real joy-killer. Staying at my residence were some of my relatives, but they couldn’t expect convenience at its best as the gas department ditched all their hopes by turning off the gas supply,” lamented Shumaila Zaidi.

“When the gas department does not cooperate with us during special occasions, holidays, or other events, we get our creative side running. We start cutting down trees to obtain wood to keep our fireplace burning. Wood continues to provide storms of fun among our family and guests. When the gas runs out, our party continues, letting us experience comfort and a warm breeze as we laugh and enjoy the company of the people close to our hearts,” says Shaheena Ali, the wife of a government employee.

“Pindiites especially the residents of Fazal Town Phase-1 have once again descended into the winter of their discontent, losing gas supply every day due to a policy that should have ended years ago. As the gas crunch issue drags on, ordinary people in the city are beginning to suffer,” says Saleh Hasan.

“We are feeling the full force of the crunch. Every morning there is no gas. For most Pindiiites like us, the loss of gas supply means the complete loss of normalcy. Our lifestyle is so dependent upon the gas supply constancy that we do not know how to function without it,” says Jaffar Sadiq, a resident of this locality.”

“How do we cook a meal if our stove has no gas? How do our children find their way to breakfast in the morning if the gas stove does not work? How do we keep ourselves warm? The answer to all these questions lies with the SNGP,” says Nosheen Hussain, a mother of two.

Mateen Haider says, “In the gas department office, there is no concept of holding emergency meetings. Such a height of indifference to people’s problems prevails there.”