Loadshedding issue raised with Centre, says MNA

MANSEHRA: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz central senior vice-president MNA Sardar Mohammad Yousuf has said that he has raised the issue of the prolonged and unscheduled loadshedding in the Hazara division with the federal government.

“Mansehra and the rest of Hazara division have been witnessing prolonged power outages and the minister for Water and Power assured me to address this issue,” the MNA told reporters here on Tuesday.

A delegation led by Sardar Yousuf met with Federal Minister for Water and Power Owais Ahmad Laghari and apprised him of the prolonged power outages across Hazara division. Sardar Yousuf said that over 0.7 million electricity consumers had been suffering across Hazara Division owing to the prolonged power outages.“The utility bills recovery ratio in Hazara division is near to zero and there are no theft cases and despite this people have been facing prolonged power outages,” he added.