CHARSADDA: Hundreds of angry people of various localities of the district came out on the streets and blocked the main Peshawar Road to protest against the outage of natural gas for the last several weeks.

The protesters burnt tyres on the road and chanted slogans against the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Company (SNGPL).

The protesters hailing from various areas, including Sholgara, Choti Pul, Khoedad Khel, Sher Payan, Painda Khel, Old Bazaar, Khan Khel, Shabbi Khel and other localities were led by Haji Hassan Khan.

The speakers said on the occasion that the people were facing severe problems due to non-availability of natural gas in the area.

They said that women faced severe hardships to perform their household chores. The gas loadshedding has also badly hit students and office goers, who are compelled to leave home without having breakfast.

They said that despite the closure of CNG stations, domestic consumers were still deprived of gas supply. They announced to continue protest until the problem was resolved.

Published in Dawn, January 19th, 2023