Chief Minister’s assurance of security of grid stations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has contacted the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur to resolve the complaint of many hours of load shedding in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and to protect federal facilities.

According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior on Thursday, ‘The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assured the Minister of Interior of the safety and security of the grid stations.’

According to the statement, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi said that every effort is being made to solve the problem of electricity load shedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as soon as possible. He said that security of all federal installations is his responsibility.

Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur conveyed his concerns to Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, after which it was agreed to consult and negotiate on 12-hour loadshedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the next two days.

According to the statement, “Minister of Interior and Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa said that mutual misunderstandings will be removed through understanding.”

Ali Amin Gandapur reached a grid station in his native district of Dera Ismail Khan on the third day of Eid and forcibly restored the power supply and also said that the members of the assembly of the province should visit the grid stations in their areas for 12 hours of load shedding. Execute the schedule.

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Due to this action, there were concerns about the security of grid stations in other areas.

Federal Energy Minister Owais Khan Laghari said in a joint press conference after talking to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in ​​Islamabad on May 27 that the net profit of electricity between the federal government and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Agreement on payment, load shedding and electricity bill payments in North Western Province has been reached.

On this occasion, the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur said that there was a discussion on the losses caused to the load shedding and electricity distribution companies in his province and a model has been developed unanimously.

He said that the federal government agreed to provide relief to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa while negotiating the payment of bills, damages and net profit.

Ali Amin Gandapur said that in the meetings with the Federal Ministers of Energy and Interior, it was agreed that the provincial government will work in this regard in the areas where there is a need in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government has been accusing WAPDA officials of excessive load shedding in most areas of the province, while the federal government has blamed the non-payment of bills to electricity distribution companies from most areas of the province. and declares line losses.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has long been demanding the federal government to pay the arrears of net electricity profits, which reached Rs 1,800 billion as per the budget documents presented by the Tehreek-e-Insaf government recently for the next fiscal year. is


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2024-08-11 19:26:01

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