There is no load shedding in VIP sectors
By Ali Imran

ISLAMABAD—People living in twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad have protested over no load shedding in all the parts of two cities, as there is no power outages in VIPs sectors like F-6, F-7 and E-7 where stalwarts and bigwigs are residing.
The people said that there is no load shedding in VIPs sectors as compared to 10 to 12 hours unannounced load shedding in different areas of twin cities by Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO).
They pointed out that the most probable reason for not announcing the load-shedding schedule was that it would expose unfair load shedding by WAPDA and IESCO.
On the other hand, people living in posh areas said it was a well-known fact that the duration of power outages in rural areas was much longer than outages in cities and posh areas. They said it was regrettable that the people tolerated this unfair policy, which encouraged authorities to discriminate between the consumers in posh and poor or low middle class localities of the city.
They said that a majority of consumers were now prepared to brave power outages, as they knew that there was a gap between supply and actual consumption. They said people, however, were not prepared to be discriminated on the basis of their status in the society. They opined that the government and the utility companies are bound to treat all domestic consumers fairly and transparently.
Housewives and office-going people fail to understand the logic of unannounced power outages. A majority of them said that living without electricity was relatively easier during winter but it was not easy if light went out in the evening and in the middle of some important work. They said announcement of load shedding schedule at least gives the consumers an opportunity to plan things to avoid inconvenience during power shut downs.
Meanwhile, the general public, including the business community, students and industrialists at large have flayed the plan to continue load shedding till January 25 due to the shortage megawatts of electricity being faced by the company.
People from every sphere of life expressed their annoyance and asked what are the reasons behind the shortage of electricity during the winter season when the consumption of power has been reduced during the months of December and January
The students living in hostel of International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) said the concerned authorities are unable to manage load management in Islamabad and IESCO has given a gift of load shedding for the New Year.
The students have to face disappointment because they are unable to carry out their studies due to unscheduled load shedding, they added. “Power outages are adversely affecting our studies because they occur at regular intervals,” they told Online.