At least one person has been killed and six others injured as protests against prolonged power outages turned violent in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Malakand district on Monday.
Clashes between the protesters and law enforcement agencies left one person dead after enraged protesters tried to burn down a Wapda power station.
Deputy Commissioner Malakand Zafar Ali Shah said hundreds of protesters burned and rampaged through government offices and police checkpoints, snatching valuables and police weapons.
He said they tried to burn a main power station in the town of Dargai in Malakand district.
Peshawar demonstration
Meanwhile, a mob led by a member of provincial assembly (MPA) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader Fazal Ilahi blocked Ring Road in Peshawar as they protested excessive loadshedding in the province.
Moving away from the busy street, Ilahi took the procession towards Wapda House in a bid to enter the premises. However, a heavy police contingent arrived at the scene and guarded the gate of the power distribution company's office.