In need of alternatives: Twin cities’ residents find solace in solar energy

Domest­ic users replac­ing UPS with solar system­s.  A solar panel displayed at a shop in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: WAQAS NAEEM
ISLAMABAD: 
Outside an old electronics store on College Road in Rawalpindi, a handwritten notice is taped to a 2.5-by-5 foot solar panel.
In Urdu, the notice explains to prospective buyers the specifications and potential use of solar panels for sale at the shop.Down the road, at Mubeen Electronics, another notice — this one more stern — is

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