Ubaidullah, a resident of Basti Khudadad said that hot weather and the power outage has created problems for students, as they couldn’t concentrate on their studies because of the electricity crisis. "My two children are preparing for midterm examinations, but they could not concentrate on study due to loadshedding," he added.
Abdul Qayyum, a resident of Kukkar Hatta, said that the residents of the area were facing worst kind of power outages and life has become very difficult for them. He said that despite government orders for closure of shops and markets at 8:00 p.m. and two days weekly off the concerned authorities have failed to overcome the electricity crisis and to provide electricity, which is one of the basic necessities of life.Yaqoub Mirza, a shopkeeper in Saddar Bazaar, said that government has passed the orders to close the shops and markets at 8:00 p.m. to overcome the electricity crisis. "We are following the orders, but despite this government has failed to provide us the electricity," he added. He said that there is loadhsedding in the day, which is affecting their business. "We are already facing loss, as only handful of customers visit our shops because of the hot weather and the power outage has increased our problems," he said. Rabia Khan, a housewife, said that the time of loadshedding in May is around 10 to 12 hours per day and wondered as what would happen in June and July when the mercury will rise further.She said that electricity loadshedding creates lots of problems like shortage of water, which halts routine life. "The concerned authorities should make a schedule for electricity loadshedding and follow it strictly," she added.
