Sir: The Karachi Electric Supplier Company (KESC) established a new power plant in Bin Qasim one year ago, which could generate 590 megawatts electricity. It is a pity that the power plant that can fulfil the needs of electricity for more or less the whole city of Karachi is yet to be functional though one year has passed since its establishment. The power plant cost millions of dollars and was established with the cooperation of Asian Development Bank and other international financial institutions. I believe if the power plant is functional, Karachi would not have even a bit of load shedding. If we see the overall current condition of load shedding in Karachi, three to six hours is the routine, whereas various areas are deprived of electricity for indiscriminate hours. As the saying goes, ‘the butcher looked for his knife when he had it in his mouth’; it is unfathomable that when load shedding can be coped with, why people are being deprived of electricity and why they would continue to suffer during the scorching months ahead. In this regard, the concerned authorities must act promptly and bring the new power plant into operation to end the menace of load shedding in Karachi. HAFIZ MUHAMMAD NOMAN Karachi