Sir: It has now become an everyday affair in our town that the people have to live in complete darkness for long hours-in absence of electricity. The State Electricity Board seems to be careless and rather indifferent about the difficulty felt by the dwellers of our town. So I would request you to publicize the evils of load-shedding through the columns of your esteemed newspaper, so that the concerned authorities can come to their senses, and take immediate steps to remove this undesirable and hazardous problem. During the dark hours of the night, we, the students, suffer a lot as we cannot study without electricity, as there is an absence of lights or power for computers etc. The old and the sick, and especially the children, also suffer in many ways. The nefarious segments in our society become more active, taking advantage of the darkness, and it becomes risky for one to be on the dark streets at night. The curse of load-shedding has become like a chronic disease that damages the normal life of the people. Yes, if it were an occasional event, no one would have bothered about it, because a sudden breakdown of a generating station might cause it. But it has now become almost a regular occurrence, which goes to prove mere negligence and inefficiency of the State Electricity Board. It is not known what can be their excuse on this kind of major lapse. We must, by all means, get rid of this kind of load-shedding that is going to almost paralyze our normal life, especially after dusk. All of us must be united to do something about this. So I request for your kind interference into this matter, as it requires somebody to highlight this issue before the public eye. WARDAH AHMED Karachi Published in Daily Times, July 21st 2018.