FAISALABAD, Jan 22,2014 (Mohammad Saleem / UPI Next) — After disrupting Pakistan’s textile industry for two weeks, a government shutoff of natural gas supplies is taking a toll on households.
The Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Co., the state-run company in charge of the country’s gas supply, suspended delivery to the textile industry and other sectors Dec. 10 in an effort to provide smooth winter service to households. Two weeks later, after protests from textile exporters, the government restored 23 percent of their supplies, cutting into household gas.
Protests against the household shortage have broken out in Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad, Multan, Sialkot and Gujranwala. Some protesters cooked food on the streets using wood for fuel.
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