KOHAT: Minister for Finance and Law Aftab Alam on Saturday visited the Kohat grid station to review the maintenance work after the recent fire and directed the authorities to complete the work as soon as possible to provide relief to the people in the face of sizzling heat.
The minister was accompanied by Members Provincial Assembly Daud Shah Afridi Advocate and Shafi Jan and Chairman Tehsil Gumbat Sajid Iqbal.
The authorities concerned briefed the minister about the work being done. He was told that electricity was restored to most parts of the district while power would be provided to the remaining areas soon. He was told that mostly new cable had been laid down.
The minister directed the authorities concerned to immediately restore electricity to the people and complete the remaining work as soon as possible. He said the people should be provided relief as they were braving rising temperatures.