MARDAN: Mardan Commissioner Shaukat Ali Yousafzai has directed the relevant officials to ensure continuous and smooth supply of electricity to consumers by resolving technical problems.

Chairing a meeting here on Tuesday, he said that necessary steps should be taken to inform people about the situation of power loadshedding on daily basis.

The meeting was held to review public complaints about power outages.

Peshawar Electric Supply Company chief Qazi Tahir, Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Fayaz Sherpao and other relevant officials attended the meeting.

The commissioner informed the Pesco chief and other officials about power loadshedding in Mardan division and unrest among people. He said that administrative officers and police conducted a campaign against power theft as a result of which Mardan was given the status of loadshedding-free city.

However, he said that duration of power outages was increased in other areas that caused unrest among people.

The Pesco chief said that severe cold and fog caused tripping in grid stations. “It is a technical problem that causes frequent power outages,” he said.

He added that the problem would be solved with change of weather.

VISIT: The caretaker minister for industries, technical education and newly-merged districts, Aamir Abdullah, visited Mardan Medical Complex on Tuesday and enquired after the patients and availability of required facilities and doctors.

Additional Deputy Commissioner Saeedullah Jan was accompanying him.

The minister visited various wards of the hospital including OPD, accident and emergency department, neurosurgery ward, orthopaedic ward, medical ward and cardiology ward.

He said that government launched Khushal Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Programme to improve provision of various services. He said that under the programme, ministers were visiting various districts to review the facilities provided to people and improve the same.

He urged the medical staff to provide the best health services to patients and treat them politely. He also promised to fulfil various needs of the hospital.

Published in Dawn, December 27th, 2023