People using wood due to gas loadshedding

RAWALPINDI: Acute shortage of gas has compelled the residents to use alternate resources, including wood to meet gas loadshedding.

There was low gas pressure in most localities of Rawalpindi on Sunday, due to which housewives were unable to cook food.

The worst affected localities because of low gas pressure were Committee Chowk, Dhoke Khaba, Umer Road, Dhoke Ealhi Bukush, Nadeem Colony, Arya Mohallah, Pirwadhai, Khyban-i- Sir Syed, Adiala Road, Bakra Mandi, Dhoke Syedan, Sadiqabad, Muslim Town, Dhamial, Qasim Market, Satellite Town, Chur, Allahabad, Chah Sultan, Asghar Mall and Pindora.

The people belonging to different walks of life said that they could not afford to buy food from hotels at higher rates in the absence of gas at their homes. The prices of wood, coal and kerosene oil are also high. "We have no option but to protest on roads against the non-availability of gas," they said.