Kohat Power Gas Shortage
Pakistan: People demonstrate against power, gas outrage in Kohat
Kohat: A large number of people demonstrated against power and gas outrages in the Pakistani city of Kohat on Sunday.
Civil society activists, traders, local body members, and general consumers participated in the protest, reports Dawn News.
The protesting people were heard raising slogans against officials of Pesco, SNGPL, the district administration and local lawmakers.
Patron-in-chief of southern CNG filling stations association, Haji Islam, who was leading the protesters, was quoted as saying by Dawn News that according to an order of the Peshawar High Court the gas-producing district had the first right over the commodity, and after fulfilling its own requirements gas could be supplied to other areas.
He claimed that problem of low gas pressure could be addressed if half of gas produced in Kohat was provided to its people.
“But due to criminal silence of the lawmakers and SNGPL, gas is provided to Punjab on a priority basis,” he regretted.
The protesters also criticised Pesco officials for failing to replace the ceased transformers in urban as well rural areas.
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