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Protests in Pakistan’s Quetta region on Jan. 11, 2026, erupted over severe cold and ongoing gas shortages, despite scheduled cutoffs.
Protests erupted in Quetta and surrounding areas of Pakistan on January 11, 2026, as severe cold, with temperatures dropping to minus five degrees Celsius, intensified a prolonged gas shortage.
Residents in Quetta, Kalat, Mastung, Ziarat, and Pishin reported low or no gas supply even outside scheduled loadshedding hours, prompting demonstrators to block roads, burn tires, and erect barricades.
The Sui Southern Gas Company's midnight-to-5 a.m. cutoff was insufficient, and many said complaints about low pressure went unaddressed.
Similar disruptions occurred in Hyderabad in December 2025.
The crisis underscores persistent challenges in energy distribution during extreme winter weather.
Las protestas en la región de Quetta de Pakistán el 11 de enero de 2026, estallaron por el frío intenso y la escasez de gas en curso, a pesar de los cortes programados.