Violent protest against load shedding in Bannu

[Blackwater]

BANNU: Frustrated against unannounced load shedding, residents of Bannu stormed Wapda Colony and burnt the entire record at the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) office on Monday, Geo News reported.

Infuriated over unannounced load shedding in Bannu the crowd surrounded Wapda Colony on Bannu-Dera Ismail Khan Road and pelted stones on houses breaking windows and damaging property.

Some armed men who were also part of the protest continued aerial firing during the demonstration, while the police seemed helpless before the protesters.

PESCO presents a different story

Meanwhile a PESCO spokesman claimed that the people were protesting against removal of illegal connection by the authority and not over load shedding.

He further added, that 97% of electricity theft occurred from one feeder in Bannu.

Violent protest against load shedding in Bannu | PAKISTAN - geo.tv

 

[Blackwater]

no wonder dear farhaan was up set and angry for few days.

BTW @ farhaan, did u participate in riots in bannu?? give us more inputs

 

[Blackwater]

@ farhaan

pak news channel showing serious riots in bannu hope u r ok?

they are showing there is 18 to 20 hrs load shedding in bannu??

 

[farhan_9909]

In abbottabad

 

[Blackwater]

In abbottabad

suna ha wapda colony ko aag laga de aur dera ismail khan road is blocked???

so u fled bannu because there is 20 hrs load shedding. BTW how is beezli in abottabad???

 

[rock127]

BANNU: Frustrated against unannounced load shedding, residents of Bannu stormed Wapda Colony and burnt the entire record at the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) office on Monday, Geo News reported.

Infuriated over unannounced load shedding in Bannu the crowd surrounded Wapda Colony on Bannu-Dera Ismail Khan Road and pelted stones on houses breaking windows and damaging property.

Some armed men who were also part of the protest continued aerial firing during the demonstration, while the police seemed helpless before the protesters.

PESCO presents a different story

Meanwhile a PESCO spokesman claimed that the people were protesting against removal of illegal connection by the authority and not over load shedding.

He further added, that 97% of electricity theft occurred from one feeder in Bannu.

Violent protest against load shedding in Bannu | PAKISTAN - geo.tv

Must be the feeder farhan uses.He is the top thief in Bannu and he is among the protesters.

 

[W.G.Ewald]

I had to google the term. In the States load shedding is called a rolling blackout. As you would guess, over here it would occur on hot days with high AC use. Overloads sometime cause brownouts.

Brownout (electricity) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Dovah]

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