People up in arms against load shedding in Pakistan
ANI
04 Aug 2021, 07:37 GMT+10
Swabi [Pakistan] August 4 (ANI): People of Pakistan s Swabi district on Monday staged a protest against the prolonged electricity load shedding in the region.
The people of numerous villages reached Shewa Adda on motorcycles and tractor-trolleys and blocked the road for all kinds of traffic at the main intersection for three hours, The Dawn reported.
Protestors slammed Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) and elected representatives for the fragile electricity supply. Power supply remained suspended for hours even if there was little rain. They complained the Pesco did not attend calls by consumers to know about the reasons for frequent power outages, the speaker said during the protest.
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the government would discuss electoral reforms with the opposition members of parliament (MPs) including Shehbaz Sharif, and not the fugitives like Nawaz Sharif and Altaf Hussain.
“Many leaders of both opposition parties, PMLN and PPP, are part of the parliamentary system and want its improvement, while Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Safdar, Fazlur Rehman and others, who are not part of the system, want to disrupt it for their personal benefits,” the minister said while briefing media persons about the decisions of cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
Talks with Shehbaz not Nawaz, says Fawad
August 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday said the government would discuss electoral reforms with the opposition members of parliament (MPs) including Shehbaz Sharif, and not fugitives like Nawaz Sharif and Altaf Hussain.
“Many leaders of both the opposition parties, PML-N and PPP, are part of the parliamentary system and want its improvement, while Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Safdar, Fazlur Rehman and others, who are not part of the system, want to disrupt it for their personal benefits,” the minister said while briefing media persons about the decisions of the cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.
KOHAT: Hundreds of workers of the Wapda hydroelectric labour union, Kohat chapter, held a protest demonstration here on Tuesday against delay in filling of vacancies in the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco).
Speaking on the occasion, the union’s office-bearers said 50 per cent of the Pesco’s technical staff was going to retire soon. They feared that delay in filling vacancies would create serious performance issues in the company.
They alleged that the reason behind increasing accidents involving Pesco staffers was appointment of untrained people made on political grounds.
Separately, elders of Sorgul village have demanded immediate replacement of a worn-out electricity line passing through the village as it posed danger to lives of residents.
Safety seminar for Pesco staff awareness
August 3, 2021
PESHAWAR: A safety seminar and special meeting were held for the awareness and safety of linemen of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco).
According to a press release, Chairman, Board of Directors, Pesco, Amir Zafar, presided over the seminar.Pesco Chief Executive Engineer Muhammad Jabbar Khan, Chief Engineer Operation Javed Iqbal Khan, Director General HR Zameer Hussain Kulachi, Director General Admin & Services Shuaib Khan, Director Safety Ishfaq Ahmad others attended the seminar.Addressing the seminar, Amir Zafar said that strict rules must be adopted for safety. “Safety must be given priority to avoid electrocution and electric shocks,” he added.