Residents of Lyari blocked the Maripur Road on Wednesday in protest over ‘unannounced and prolonged loadshedding and non-supply of natural gas’ during the ongoing hot weather.
According to details, a large number of Lyari residents came out on main Maripur Road and blocked it near Baldia Town.The citizens chanted slogans against the K-Electric (KE) and the government and demanded restoration of their supply of electricity and gas.
The protest caused a traffic jam on one track of the Maripur Road. Vehicles going to and from Karachi Port were also stuck in the traffic jam.Later, the police resorted to shelling to disperse the protesters blocking the road.
However, the citizens started pelting stones on police, which according to police, caused damaged to multiple vehicles.
