Residents in Nowshera protest hours-long power outages

NOWSHERA: Hundreds of residents from Nowshera Kalan took to the streets on Friday against the ongoing hours-long electricity loadshedding in the area.

Led by prominent social activist Muhammad Waleed Akhtar, the angry demonstrators blocked the Nowshera-Mardan Road on both sides, halting all kinds of traffic and disrupting the city’s daily routine.

The people from various neighbourhoods of Nowshera Kalan came out in large numbers, carrying banners and placards inscribed with slogans such as “Down with unjust loadshedding.”After blocking the main road, the protesters marched in a rally to the Peshawar Electric Supply Company office in Nowshera city, where they held a sit-in.

Addressing the crowd, Muhammad Waleed Akhtar condemned the Pesco authorities, stating that the unbearable heat coupled with excessive load shedding had made life miserable for the residents.