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| Swat plunges into darkness |
| 2015-06-26 |
| [DAWN] Swat ...a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistain, located 99 mi from Islamabad. It is inhabited mostly by Pashto speakers. The place has gone steadily downhill since the days when Babe Ruth was the Sultan of Swat... plunged into darkness after more than 100 power transformers got out of order owing to overloading in the different parts of the scenic valley. The residents of Rahimabad, Gul Kada, Landeykas, College Colony, Saidu Sharif, Shahdara, Naway Kallay, Matta, Khwazakhela and Kabal protested the excessive power loadshedding in their areas during the holy month of Ramazan. They complained that electricity remained suspended most of the time as the duration of loadshedding exceeded 18 hours. "We are experiencing over 18 hours of loadshedding which has affected our daily routine. We have our Iftar and Sehri in the light of candles and lanterns," said Zahoor Khan, a resident of Kabal. The local people also questioned the authority of the order of the prime minister about not observing loadshedding during Iftar and Sehri. "If Wapda does not follow the orders of the prime minister then what else can we expect? Despite the order of prime minister, Wapda observes loadshedding during Iftar and Sehri," the residents of Khwazakhela said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 well, at least there's not a heat wave |
| Posted by: Frank G 2015-06-26 11:48 |
| #2 Loadshedding! ThevPakis are after you! Loadshedding if they capture you're thru. Overtures! Curtains! Lights! It's Ramadan so let's be nice! No more exploding and blowing apart You've seen all the parts but heart! Marchin music On with the show this is it. Rabbit season! Duck season! Rabbit season! Duck season! Bugs takes Commando knife to Daffys head. Told ya it was duck season. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2015-06-26 11:13 |
| #1 They had electricity, who knew ? |
| Posted by: Beldar Brown1084 2015-06-26 08:30 |