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The Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) assured protesters it would reduce periods of loadshedding after successful negotiations on Saturday. Protesters led by PTI MPA Fazl Elahi took out a demonstration in front of the Rehman Baba grid station in Peshawar protesting unscheduled loadshedding.
Protesters demanded an end to loadshedding, stating that the unannounced outages, which were sometimes up to 16 hours long, compounded the adverse effects of the severe summer heat.
Fazl announced the end of the rally, with negotiations between the demonstrators, Assistant Commissioner Haroon Saleem and XEN Alam Zeb proving successful. The protesters were assured that loadshedding would not exceed 10 hours and that feeders in the area would be supplied with adequate power.
Fazl’s talks with PESCO were also successful and he further promised to take action against power theft.
According to DawnNewsTV, police arrived on the scene to try and disperse the protesters, who threatened to take control of the station and restore the power themselves if the loadshedding continued.
Fazl Elahi said, “We will continue to protest outside the grid station unless the power is restored.” He further warned that the demonstrators would take control of the grid station if their demands were not met.
“If the matter is not resolved here, we will shut down Sheikh Muhammadi Grid station,” he threatened. “We will close the power there and cut off the electricity supply to the whole area.” The MPA said that the protesters are “demanding their rights” and urged PTI workers to “drag their MPA in front of grid stations”.