FAISALABAD, Jan 3: Unscheduled loadshedding and trippings in the city and its adjoining rural areas during the last three days has perturbed the people and affected business activities.

Power disruptions and fluctuations have been reported from Civil Lines, Jinnah Colony, Gulberg, Gurunankpura, Gulistan Colony, Madina Town, Allama Iqbal Colony, Samundri Road, Muhammadpura, People’s Colony and other parts of the city.

Some of the city areas remained without electricity for about five to seven hours on Monday night.

Scores of textile ancillary units like sizing, bleaching, dying, finishing and powerlooms remained closed for hours together on Monday and Tuesday.

The factory owners claimed that they had no option but to close their units after wasting their chemicals owing to power interruptions. Daily-wage earners in these factories have been facing a great deal of inconvenience because they have no work to do.

Similarly, the business activities in the eight bazaars and cloth market witnessed a low turnaround.

Reports of power interruptions have also poured in from rural areas of Samundri, Tandlianwala, Jaranwala and Chak Jhumra. The people have complained that costly electric appliances have gone out of order because of power tripping.

The Faisalabad Electric Supply Company complaint centres have become inoperative, as there was no official to attend the complaints.

Fraud case: The Civil Lines police on Tuesday registered a fraud case against former medical superintendent of the Tandlianwala Tehsil Headquarters Hospital.

Complainant Allah Ditta alleged in his application that former MS Dr Bashir Ahmad Saddique had received illegal gratification from him for an official job.

An inquiry was being conducted by the Anti-Corruption Establishment when the accused doctor presented a bogus affidavit signed by MPA Khalid Wattoo before the ACE officials in his favour. The affidavit proved bogus during interrogation.