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Industries owners in the Nowshera district in Pakistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province announced civil disobedience move on Tuesday and closed down their units i
Hazara highways blocked to protest power loadshedding
August 3, 2021
MANSEHRA: People from various areas on Monday blocked the Karakoram Highway and Hazara Expressway for traffic to demand an end to the prolonged and unscheduled load shedding at the Battal feeder.
The angry protesters burnt tyres and blocked both arteries to traffic at the Ichrian Interchange. It caused inconvenience to passengers travelling within the Hazara division and between KP and Gilgit-Baltistan.
They remained stuck up in the long queues of vehicles on both sides of the highways in the scorching heat. The protesters raised slogans against the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government and Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (Pesco). They refused to clear the strategic arteries when the Assistant Commissioner of Baffa-Pakhal Arshad Mehmood rushed to the spot and held talks with them.
People asked to adopt safety measures during monsoon
July 24, 2021
PESHAWAR: Peshawar Electricity Supply Company (PESCO) Friday urged customers to adopt precautionary measures for avoiding electrocution and for their own safety, in view of the current monsoon seasons.
The statement issued by Chief Executive Officer PESCO stated that people should properly “earthen” their electrical appliances and immediately replace or tape all weary electricity cables.
He requested to be cautious and attentive while using water pumps and other appliances besides stay away from electricity towers and poles.
He advised people to use electric appliances carefully during rainy season and should avoid usage of iron or washing machines with wet hands, so that to keep them from any untoward incident.