Qasim Bagh stampede: ‘Power supply was not cut off’
MEPCO says uninterrupted power was supplied to the stadium during the PTI gathering
MULTAN:
Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) on Sunday disputed a statement from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on suspension of power supply at Qasim Bagh Stadium during the public gathering on Friday. According to a handout, uninterrupted power was supplied to the stadium during the PTI gathering through an 11-KV Eid Gah feeder. The statement said the feeder did not trip “even for a minute.” The statement said this could be verified from a computerised record of the National Power Control Centre in Islamabad and Regional Control Centre in Jamshoro. He said a standby transformer trolley was also provided. The spokesman said floodlights of the stadium were on during and after the meeting.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 13th, 2014.
Multan Electric Power Company (Mepco) on Sunday disputed a statement from the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on suspension of power supply at Qasim Bagh Stadium during the public gathering on Friday. According to a handout, uninterrupted power was supplied to the stadium during the PTI gathering through an 11-KV Eid Gah feeder. The statement said the feeder did not trip “even for a minute.” The statement said this could be verified from a computerised record of the National Power Control Centre in Islamabad and Regional Control Centre in Jamshoro. He said a standby transformer trolley was also provided. The spokesman said floodlights of the stadium were on during and after the meeting.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 13th, 2014.