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flag Protests in Pakistan’s Quetta region on Jan. 11, 2026, erupted over severe cold and ongoing gas shortages, despite scheduled cutoffs.

flag 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. flag 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. flag The Sui Southern Gas Company's midnight-to-5 a.m. cutoff was insufficient, and many said complaints about low pressure went unaddressed. flag Similar disruptions occurred in Hyderabad in December 2025. flag The crisis underscores persistent challenges in energy distribution during extreme winter weather.

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