JI continues protest against K-Electric in Karachi

KARACHI: The workers of Jamaat-e-Islami continued their protest on Sunday outside the Governor's House in the city on loadshedding and overbilling.

We want the authorities to make up for the losses borne by the people of Karachi, JI Karachi Ameer Naeemur Rehman said while talking to the media. "The loadshedding can end as the plant capacity is sufficient enough."

He added they also wanted K Electric to put an end to overbilling. "The money that they have looted from the people should be returned." The JI Karachi Ameer said they were not protesting for the sake of politics.The protesters also spent the night outside the Governor's House. However, the spokesperson of K Electric refuted the claims of overbilling.

The JI workers had protested a few weeks ago over the same issue outside the head-office of K Electric. They had demonstrated in a unique way as the protesters had tethered bulls at the site to represent the inefficiency of the Sindh and federal government and the power supply company.

A protest by the JI over the same issue was scheduled for Sharae Faisal but the police arrested some of the party leaders. Subsequently, the party workers had blocked the main artery of the city, making the police resort to the use of tear gas.