Gas-starved people besiege ruling party MNA’s house

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FAISALABAD: Dozens of people besieged the house of Pakistan Muslim League-N MNA Haji Akram Ansari here on Sunday in protest against suspension of gas supply to their houses.

The protesters, including women and children, belonging to different areas of the city gathered outside the ruling party MNA’s house near Dogar Chowk, Iqbal Town and pelted its main gate with stones and eggs, shouting anti-government slogans.

On being informed of the situation, Ghulam Mohammad Abad police rushed to the scene to avoid any eventuality.

Talking to reporters, protesters said the government had been doing nothing to resolve the issue of gas outages in residential areas and was only obliging industrialists by allowing uninterrupted supply to their units.

The protesters dispersed after being assured by police officers that their grievances would be conveyed to the authorities concerned.

Published in Dawn, November 17th, 2014

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mudassar

Nov 17, 2014 11:02am

Domestic customers should have been given priority as the were the least consuming ones of the resource out of all the clients. But PML(N) members don't understand that. Besides long interruptions in supply, a (likely) huge increase in gas prices would eventually call for mega protests outside ruling politicians' homes; thus favoring PTI :)

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Kamal Pasha

Nov 17, 2014 01:39pm

No gas, no water, no electricity, no trains and airline running on time, broken roads, too much pollution and government claim to be best since last government.

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concerned_cit

Nov 17, 2014 02:48pm

I wonder how many of these protesters voted for PML.

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Kamal Pasha

Nov 17, 2014 05:27pm

@concerned_cit , I think all of them. These poor people are very innocent. They believe in their promises and vote for them.

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Junaid

Nov 17, 2014 07:41pm

I am happy to see at least people coming out of their homes and demanding their rights. Tabdeeli ayee nahin, tabdeeli aagayee hai !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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John

Nov 17, 2014 08:14pm

Now that's the right place for protest!

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Zaid

Nov 17, 2014 09:45pm

@Kamal Pasha It takes time to fix things. PMLn inherited Pakistan in a rotten state from PPP. Full faith in PMLn to deliver.

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Zaid

Nov 17, 2014 09:46pm

@concerned_cit They like me will still vote for PMLn for they always have. PMLn is trying to resolve issue and they understand.

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Zaid

Nov 17, 2014 09:49pm

@mudassar Dont worry none of them will join the PTI. For Faisalabad has always overwhelmingly voted for PMLn. NS and his team are seen trying to improve things which will take time after all they got the country from PPP in a rotten down state.

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Zaid

Nov 17, 2014 09:51pm

@Junaid Not PTIs version of tabdeeli, for that has miserably failed to bring people out on the streets:) Long live PMLn.

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Zaid

Nov 17, 2014 09:52pm

These issues will take time to resolve. PMLn I respect for I see then trying to improve things.

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Junaid

Nov 17, 2014 11:45pm

@Zaid it is good to day dream. You do not support IK, I respect that. You have every right. But do not say that PMLN is doing something to make people's lives better. They had this province for last 5 years. Cannot even blame PPP. The fact is PMLN is a failed political party. The do not understand common person's problem because they did not start from the ground root level.

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