Monday, April 25, 2011

A Shutdown of the Mind

Pakistan’s energy crisis, after registering its imprint on the society and economy, is now beginning to target the psychological well-being of its citizens

Loadshedding – most of it unannounced – has now gone to 12-16 hours in urban areas of the Punjab. Throughout last week, Lahore was submerged in darkness, except for a few hours of electricity every now and then. The heatwave in the end of April 2011 is registering around 40 degrees Celsius, and one can only imagine what June and July will feel like this year.

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