PESHAWAR: A large number of people have protested against prolonged power outages before the Wapda House in the provincial capital.
The protesters were holding banners and placards and shouted slogans against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Federal Ministers for Water and Power Khawaja Asif and Abid Sher Ali. They also tried to enter the Wapda House on Shami Road.
Adviser to the Chief Minister on Environment and PTI leader Ishtiaq Ormar led the protesters. He warned the provincial government would march on Islamabad if the prolonged power cuts in the province.
Ormar, who is also the PTI Peshawar information secretary, said the federal government treated the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa unfairly over electricity supply and had forced them to come onto the streets against the excessive loadshedding. He said loadshedding during sehri and iftar hours was undue.
The protesters later dispersed peacefully when Pesco officials assured them of taking prompt action to ease loadshedding in their areas.
