Overview
- Unannounced cuts across Karachi have rolled into a second week, disrupting meal prep and sending long lines to bakeries for roti and naan and to LPG refill points.
- Residents report gas disappearing without notice during cooking times, pushing families to buy meals outside and leaving students juggling exams with utility disruptions.
- SSGC says supply during breakfast, lunch and dinner remained intact, citing healthy system pressure and saying it received no area‑wide complaints that day.
- The company attributes the squeeze to limited RLNG, which is imported liquefied natural gas, and says it is directing scarce supply to power plants and fertiliser producers to protect electricity and food output.
- Opposition figures from MQM‑P and PTI blame SSGC and the Sindh government for poor management, pointing to Karachi’s outsized share of national revenue and the absence of a clear fix.