PESHAWAR: Due to rain in different areas of PESCO region, power transmission is affected and there is no electricity in provincial capital Peshawar and in other districts across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a PESCO spokesman, the rains continue in Mardan, Mansehra, Abbottabad, Swat and Swabi. and due to rain, some feeders of PESCO have been tripped. On the instructions of PESCO Chief Executive Officer Akhtar Hameed Khan, the field staff has been put on high alert. As soon as the intensity of rain decreases, the process of restoring electricity will be started and consumers are requested to stay away from electrical installations during rains, spokesperson PESCO said. In case of any emergency, call PESCO helpline 118 free of charge. In view of the bad weather, the public is requested to cooperate, the spokesman added. APP
Four killed in a firing in Wazir Qala
PESHAWAR: As many as four persons were killed in a firing in the Wazir Qala area of Peshawar here on Sunday, Daudzai Police confirmed the incident. According to detail, the firing took place in the limits of Daudzai Police Station. The firing started after hot word exchange over a property dispute between two groups Haider Haji and Jameel and soon after the firing was started as result Nawaz Khan, Haider, Saleh and Azad were killed on the spot, Police said. The bodies have been shifted to the hospital for post-mortem, Police said. Police have started raids to arrest the accused. APP
