Rain exposes poor electricity supply system in twin cities
July 28, 2021
Rawalpindi : The rain in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad has exposed the power supply system as Islamabad Electric Supply Company (Iesco) has failed to ensure smooth supply of electricity as 63 power feeders tripped disrupting electricity supply in many areas.
Over 80 per cent of consumers of the city have been continuously facing prolonged power blackouts. The consumers of Gulistan Colony areas on Tuesday faced 6 hours power blackout, the consumers of Adiala Sub Division faced 10 hours power blackout, the consumers of Misriyal Road and Chakra areas faced 7 hours of power blackout and the majority of consumers facing a continuous power blackout till the filing of this report.
April 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Tuesday called off its sit-in after successful negotiations with a government team led by Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmad.
The other members of the government team included Religious Affairs Minister Noorul Haq Qadri, adviser to the PM Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat and officials concerned.
Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, who led the government side during talks with the TLP chief Saad Rizvi, read out the agreement in a tweet Tuesday morning. Shaikh said it was decided that the government would table a resolution in the parliament to decide the issue of expelling the French ambassador.
By Muhammad Anis
ISLAMABAD: The banned Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) Tuesday called off its sit-in after successful negotiations with a government team led by Interior Minister Shaikh Rashid Ahmad.
The other members of the government team included Religious Affairs Minister Noorul Haq Qadri, adviser to the PM Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi, Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat and officials concerned.
Shaikh Rasheed Ahmad, who led the government side during talks with the TLP chief Saad Rizvi, read out the agreement in a tweet Tuesday morning.
Shaikh said it was decided that the government would table a resolution in the parliament to decide the issue of expelling the French ambassador.