KARACHI: The Sindh Assembly was informed on Monday that around 81 industrial units, including 10 textile mills and five sugar mills, had been closed during the past five years due to the electricity crisis in the province.

Furnishing statement and replies to the lawmakers’ written and verbal queries, Parliamentary Secretary of the Industries and Commerce Department Ali Ahmed said that the power crisis had affected the industrial activities a lot in the province and the industrialists were concerned and worried about power shortage.

In reply to a question by Leader of Opposition Ali Khurshidi, he said that the provincial government was extending all possible cooperation to industrialists.

The opposition leader expressed his concern over the unsatisfactory replies given by the parliamentary secretary and said that he........

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