CHARSADDA: Burqa-clad women wielding sticks held a protest demonstration against increased power outages during Ramazan in the Khan Mahi area of Charsadda on Saturday.

The protesters blocked the Charsadda-Takhtbhai road to traffic and raised slogans against the Peshawar Electric Supply Company.

They said that performing domestic chores had become increasingly difficult due to the unscheduled and prolonged loadshedding and low voltage in the area.

They said that the problem could not be resolved despite repeated complaints to the authorities. They said that the hours-long power outages had forced them to come out of their houses and protest.

They threatened that if the issue was not resolved forthwith they would organise more protests.

KILLED: Two persons of a same family were killed and three others injured when two groups clashed over a domestic dispute in Angoor Koroona area of Saro police station of Shabqadar on Saturday.

Local people said that Farhad allegedly opened firing on Said Kareem and his relatives. As a result, Said Kareem and Aqal were killed on the spot.

Three others, including Shazia, Sajjad and Bast Dil, were injured. The police registered a case against Farhad and have started investigation.

Published in Dawn, April 10th, 2022