Protest against load-shedding: Demonstrators break into WAPDA House in Peshawar

Leading the protest, K-P CM says he will not cooperate if Wapda doesn't solve the issue.


Web Desk July 16, 2014

PESHAWAR: Breaking barriers placed outside the Wapda House in Peshawar, angry demonstrators broke into the building during a protest organised by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) government against load-shedding in the city.

The protest was led by K-P Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and most of the demonstrators were workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). A few members of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) also took part in the demonstration.

The K-P chief minister said that the province is getting only 1,300 megawatts (MW) instead of 2,000 MW.

Khattak demanded that cheap electricity be supplied to K-P and load-shedding be decreased.

"If Wapda doesn't solve this issue, I will not cooperate anymore," he also threatened.

He further remarked that the federal government does not have the right to run Wapda House as well as the government if it cannot solve this issue.

In a show of solidarity with the people of his province, Khattak on July 13 had vowed to lead demonstrations on July 16 if the issue of prolonged and widespread load-shedding was not resolved.

He had claimed the provincial government could eliminate the electricity shortage if the Centre handed over the control of power supply to K-P.

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COMMENTS (23)

Adnan Siddiqi | 9 years ago | Reply

@Timorlane:

The exact figure is 350 dams.

Timorlane | 9 years ago | Reply

PTI promised that its government would build 100s of small dams and other energy projects in KPK to make the province self sufficient in energy. Would the KPK government kindly let us know how much work has been done on those promised projects ?

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