POWER CRISIS IN PAKISTAN: A SURVEY OF ITS IMPACTS ON HUMAN RESOURCES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO SINDH

Abstract

The people in Pakistan have been suffering due to power crisis for the last several years. Small and
medium factories of Karachi and Hyderabad are the victims of the same problem. The other aspect
of this issue is the sufferings of human resources as delay occurs in completing orders. This in result
is causing psychological, economic and other serious problems at work place, business
organizations and in the domestic sphere. The present study aims to explore the problems occurred
due to power crisis. The study is quantitative in nature. It was conducted in two areas, namely
Karachi and Hyderabad through social survey method. Data were collected from one hundred
respondents selected through simple random sampling procedure. The study indicates that power
crisis has increased a lot during the last several years. People working in industries and smaller
firms believe that power crisis directly affect the production system. It also hampers the study of the
students. They suffer most especially during the period of examination. On the other hand, it is also
quite impossible to complete official assignments within stipulated time due to power crisis. Several
health problems like hypertension, blood pressure or psychological troubles due to sleeping
disorders were also identified as the consequences of power crisis.