Electricity consumers continued their protest demonstration against an exorbitant hike in electricity bills as residents of Gujar Khan, a city in Rawalpindi district, set their electricity bill ablaze on Wednesday.
According to reports, a large group of protesters congregated in the city’s Bewal Bazar, where they were joined by local traders.
The charged protestors burnt their electricity bills and demanded the government to direct the power utility company to immediately waive the fuel price adjustment from the current month’s bills and give refund to consumers who have already deposited their electricity bills with fuel price adjustment.
People in Azad Kashmir set their energy bills on fire a day earlier as part of a wave of cost-of-living demonstrations as Pakistanis are paying record food and fuel costs.
The price of energy and fuel has greatly increased, and the negative effects of rupee depreciation have also caused the affected country’s economy to soar.
A huge protest was witnessed in Kotli district where inflation-weary protesters burnt utility bills worth millions. In a defiant move, agitators also made the announcement from a local mosque.
Meanwhile, the Jamat-e-Islami (JI) is all set to hold protest against inflation and hike in electricity prices tomorrow (Friday) across the country.
