MOHMAND: The protest sit-in against power outages in Mohmand tribal district continued on the third consecutive day on Thursday.
The protesters also blocked the Peshawar-Bajaur highway at Ghundai Kallay for two hours, creating problems for the commuters. Hundreds of vehicles and their passengers remained stranded during the road blockade. On the administration’s assurance to help resolve the issue, the protesters opened the highway after two hours of protest.
Sources said that FIRs had also been registered against eight protesters. The area people staged the sit-in on Peshawar-Bajaur highway at Ghundai Kallay in Haleemzai tehsil to protest the prolonged and unscheduled power outages.