PESHAWAR: On Saturday, the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) lodged a police complaint against PTI lawmaker Fazl Elahi for allegedly obstructing its operations and forcefully restoring the electricity supply.
The complaint, which Azaad english has obtained a copy of, was signed by Pesco’s executive engineer in Peshawar.
The complaint was filed against Mr. Elahi after he allegedly led a mob to the 132-KV Rehman Baba grid station and forcefully reinstated power to his constituency.
Announcements about the protest were made using mosque loudspeakers, urging locals to gather outside the grid station.
Dozens of residents arrived at the grid station, chanting slogans against the federal government.
During the demonstration, Mr Elahi told the media that despite repeated requests, the power supply had remained suspended during hot weather. He vowed not to tolerate “power outages for 18 hours a day.”
He also called on public representatives from other constituencies to lead their voters in similar protests.
The protesters, chanting slogans against the federal government, entered the grid station and restored power to nine feeders.
Mr. Elahi further warned that if their demands were not met, demonstrators would take control of the grid station and “close the power there and cut off the electricity supply to the whole area.”
The protest concluded after Pesco assured the demonstrators that it would reduce the duration of power cuts.
In Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, speaking to reporters after the SIFC meeting, said that the federal government had agreed to discuss the issue of unannounced load shedding. “We are also meeting with the interior minister and some federal ministers on the matter.”
