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.
MANSEHRA: Traders have demanded the government to stop prolonged and unscheduled load-shedding, otherwise they would observe a complete shutter-down strike and stage demonstrations.“The.
National
May 26, 2021
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Tuesday passed a unanimous resolution, asking the federal government to enhance the share of the province in the federal divisible pool in accordance with the results of the 2017 census.
In his resolution, Inayatullah Khan of Jamaat-e-Islami said that after the merger of former tribal areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the total population of the province had increased under 2017 census that was approved by Council of Common Interests (CCI) in its last meeting.
The resolution stated that the share of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the federal divisible pool had been increased from 14 to 19 percent according to its new population therefore the province should be given its due share in the upcoming National Finance Commission (NFC) Award and national resources.
Power Division says it lacks capacity to prepare roadmap for privatisation of DISCOs
Privatisation Commission has geared up for the sale of power distribution companies and will do its best to complete the task while remaining within its legal mandate, said privatisation ministry spokesperson. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Privatisation Commission (PC) board on Thursday could not take decision on privatisation of power distribution companies due to Ministry of Energy’s failure to improve the poor condition of these companies over the past two and a half years.
The Power Division has shown its inability to even prepare a roadmap for the privatisation of power distribution companies, saying it lacked the “capacity”, showed official documents.