ISLAMABAD: During a meeting with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in the federal capital on Tuesday, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Pervez Khattak demanded the replacement of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (Pesco) chief Tariq Sadozai, DawnNews reported.

The KP government has been protesting against prolonged power outages and had also earlier alleged that Sadozai was the real problem-maker in the province.

Earlier on Sunday, the sour working relationship between the KP government and Pesco got further bitter after Provincial Information Minister Shah Farman raided the company chief’s residence and accused him of stealing electricity through illegal connections taken directly from the power distribution line.

Khattak also complained against the attitude of Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali. The latter had earlier accused the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf-led government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa of protecting electricity thieves, taking Pesco staff hostage for ransom and “provincialising” the national energy challenge.

Meanwhile, matters relating to terrorism and negotiations with banned militant organisation Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were also discussed in the meeting as well as other regional issues.

Separately, the blockade of Nato supplies to Afghanistan via Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was also deliberated upon.