In a bid to mitigate power outages in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), the federal and provincial governments on Monday decided to undertake collaborative measures to provide relief to the masses.
The meeting was held two days after enraged protesters, led by PTI MPA Fazal Elahi, forced their way into a grid station in Peshawar and activated feeders, prompting the city’s power utility to seek an FIR against him.
CM Gandapur had also threatened to take over the system if the federal government failed to meet his demands of ending load-shedding in the province.
K-P Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur met with Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Energy Minister Awais Leghari at the Ministry of Interior. The meeting focused on addressing the electricity issues in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.
Gandapur expressed pride in the province’s electricity production capabilities. “All institutions will work together to address the load-shedding problem. We have made efforts to find a solution collaboratively and have decided that both the province and the federation will work together. However, resolving these issues will take time, and until then, relief will be provided to the public.”
Leghari highlighted the importance of collaboration despite differing political agendas. “The interior minister played a key role in this meeting. We discussed our issues with the K-P CM. The model we created today will also be implemented in other provinces to reduce electricity theft.”
“This is a significant step taken collectively by PTI, PML-N, and other parties, which will take the country towards betterment,” Leghari said.
