Skyrocketing power bills spark protests near Pakistan’s capital
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Thousands of people have also protested against police violence, an internet shutdown and major road closures.
Protests over skyrocketing power bills have shut down a major road into Pakistan’s capital as some 3,000 supporters of a major Islamist party continued a sit-in despite pouring monsoon rains.