KOHAT: The traders on Monday protested against the Peshawar Electric Supply Company for failing to repair a faulty transformer despite taking money from them for the purpose.

The protesters had gathered at the Shah Faisal Gate.

On the occasion, chairman of all markets association Haji Sher Khan, and presidents of other unions said a transformer repair workshop existed in Kohat, but even then the Pesco officials took money from consumers whenever a transformer developed fault.

President of Shah Faisal Gate businessmen union Raza Khan told Dawn that when he brought the issue of a faulty transformer into the notice of Pesco executive engineer he asked for depositing the repairing charges with the sub-divisional officer concerned.

He said the Shah Faisal Gate transformer developed a fault on Aug 11 after a huge blast, causing troubles to consumers in hot and humid weather.

Haji Sher Khan criticised Pesco for taking charges from both domestic and commercial consumers for repairing faulty transformers.

WILD BOARS: The residents of the posh Kotal Township have protested the failure of the tehsil municipal administration and the Water Supply and Sanitation Company to eliminate hundreds of stray dogs and wild boars roaming the vicinity, especially during night.

Noor Islam, president of the residents union, told Dawn on Monday that residents had also lodged complaints on the citizen portal, but to no avail. He said the number of wild boars and stray dogs was multiplying due to the negligence of the quarters concerned.

A former engineer of the communication and works department, Nadeem Ahmed, told Dawn that the residents avoided going to the bazaar after evening fearing stray dogs and wild boars.

RAIDS: The divisional wildlife department on Monday fined a number of shopkeepers for keeping birds without licences and seized caged black and brown pheasants during raids in Lachi tehsil.

Range officer Abdul Waheed conducted raids at shops on directives of divisional wildlife officer Abdul Samad.

TOURNAMENT: The all-Pakistan football tournament, which began at the Kohat Sports Complex on the night of August 14 to commemorate the diamond jubilee of the creation of Pakistan, is continuing with traditional zeal and spirit.

In all, 19 teams from across the Kohat division are participating in the tournament jointly organised by the district government and the sports and youth welfare department.

The final match would be played on Aug 26.

Published in Dawn, August 16th, 2022