GWADAR: A large number of people, including women, members of political parties and local traders, continued their sit-it protest against load-shedding of electricity and shortage of drinking water in Gwadar and its adjacent areas at Mullah Musa square of the port city on the third consecutive day on Sunday.

The protesters marched on different roads of the city during which they chanted slogans against the government and local administration. They accused them of having failed to solve the problems of load-shedding and water shortage in the city.

Addressing the protesters, leaders of political parties and traders criticised the government for what they called not taking these issues seriously.

They said the problem of water shortage in the port should be solved on a permanent basis. Projects of desalination plants should be initiated and adjacent areas of Gwadar should be provided water through water tankers.­

Published in Dawn, May 29th, 2017