Political noise clouding the inevitable

This is apropos Khaleeq Kiani’s article ‘Political

noise clouding the inevitable‘ (July 20).

In this technological age, power consumption is an important element of society and it also influences the

growth of the country. In contemporary times, where every individual is

connected online on different social media apps to buy and sell the

commodities. In these circumstances, the massive load shedding has a tremendous

effect on the economy and other aspects of life as well.

Due to global climate

change, the weather of the Karachi and other parts of Pakistan is affected by

extreme conditions and increased heat waves. In such a situation, it is good

for people to have less sun exposure in day timings to keep their self-save. In

fact, in this pandemic time, the government of the country also expecting the

same from people to avoid going out unnecessarily and staying safe at home but

this massive load shedding is forcing people to come out of their small houses

and spend their leisure time outside doing non-productive activities which

increase their risks of getting contact with the diseases. Moreover, it is also

impacting the small online businesses started by the youth in a country; as the

load shedding prevents people from accessing the internet and due to which both

buyers and sellers cannot check their trading details which impact the business

and ultimately to the economy. Therefore, it is a dire time for the authorities

to resolve this challenge of massive load shedding.

They should think and bring

alternative models to cope with the power sector problems. The new companies should also be given a chance to enter the market and to serve people. This will increase

competition between the companies, and eventually beneficial to the consumer.

It also impacts online businesses which will help the people progress.

Therefore, the government should aim to create the environment which can bring

the internet and electric tariff rates affordable to the people so that it can

increase their purchasing power and ultimately contribute to the development of

the country’s economy.