LAKKI MARWAT: Residents of rural areas of Bannu blocked the DI Khan Road on Sunday to protest excessive electricity loadshedding.

Residents of Sokari Dandeykhel, Hinjal Noorbaz and Wakilabad areas gathered in front of the Wapda colony on Bannu-DI Khan Road and closed it for vehicular traffic.

The elders said on the occasion that their localities were hit hard by long electricity outages. They alleged that Peshawar Electric Supply Company’s local officials were deliberately carrying out ‘illegal’ power loadshedding in the rural areas.

The said power breakdowns also caused water shortage in the localities as tubewells couldn’t run, and asked the government to take notice of electricity loadshedding.

Later, the protesters opened the road after the officials of Pesco and police held talks with the local elders in the Saddar police station and assured them of cutting the loadshedding time.

PROTEST: The sacked employees of the University of Lakki Marwat staged a demonstration on Monday to demand their reinstatement.

Holding banners and placards, the protesters assembled at the Qazi Ishfaq Chowk and raised slogans in favour of their demands and against the varsity administration.

The sacked employees’ union president Anwar Kamal and others claimed the employees were sacked ‘without’ any reason.

ARRESTED: The Bannu administration arrested seven butchers and confiscated ‘dead’ animals on Monday.

An official said the administration launched the action on information that butchers were taking dead animals to the slaughterhouse.

A team led by additional assistant commissioner Attaullah Khan raided the place on the directives of deputy commissioner Aun Haidar Gondal and arrested the butchers with dead animals, he added.

The official said a case was registered against the butchers.

The additional assistant commissioner said only those butchers having their names in the list issued by the management of the slaughterhouse would be allowed to sell meat in the city bazaars.

Published in Dawn, December 6th, 2022

Opinion

Editorial

Islamabad march
Updated 27 Nov, 2024

Islamabad march

WITH emotions running high, chaos closes in. As these words were being written, rumours and speculation were all...
Policing the internet
27 Nov, 2024

Policing the internet

IT is chilling to witness how Pakistan — a nation that embraced the freedoms of modern democracy, and the tech ...
Correcting sports priorities
27 Nov, 2024

Correcting sports priorities

IT has been a lingering battle that has cast a shadow over sports in Pakistan: who are the national sports...
Kurram ceasefire
Updated 26 Nov, 2024

Kurram ceasefire

DESPITE efforts by the KP government to bring about a ceasefire in Kurram tribal district, the bloodletting has...
Hollow victory
26 Nov, 2024

Hollow victory

THE conclusion of COP29 in Baku has left developing nations — struggling with the mounting costs of climate...
Infrastructure schemes
26 Nov, 2024

Infrastructure schemes

THE government’s decision to finance priority PSDP schemes on a three-year rolling basis is a significant step...