KARAK:Theresidentsof Chountra blocked the Karak-Palosa Sar road here on Monday against the prolong power loadshedding.

The protest was organised by Chountra Welfare Organisation. The protesters gathered at the Ali Khel Chowk early in the morning and blocked the road for a while.

The agitators shouted against the Pesco for subjecting them to over 20 hours ofloadshedding.The leaders of protesters recalled that the government had promised to end loadshedding within 90 days after coming into power, but to no avail. They said the long power suspensions had caused water shortage.

They threatened to not pay the monthly bills if the Pesco did not ensure smooth electricity supply.

RHC UPGRADATION SOUGHT: The residents of Ghundi Mir Khankhel union council on Monday demanded of the government toupgrade the rural health centre to civil hospital.

The demand was made by chairman of Ghundi welfare organisation Watan Badshah and executive body members while addressing a meeting of local elders. They said the RHC was established in 1985 when the area`s population was only 5,000, which had now reached 30,000.

They said now the rural health centre was unable to cater to the healthcare needs of the growing population.

They said as the area lacked roads to access the urban towns, the authorities should upgrade the RHC to the civil hospital to provide better healthcare to the locals at their doorsteps.

They said the health centre was without a lady doctor.

The social activists also demanded establishment of a maternity home in the union council as untrained midwives dealt during the deliveries.

MMA CABINETS: Jamaat-i-Islami provincial president Senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan has said the provincial cabinet of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amalwould be completed by April 12 and district cabinets by 25th.

He was speaking at the Dastrabandi ceremony held in a seminary in Dagar Nari area the other day. He said the formula for award of tickets to the MMA candidates had not been finalised as yet.

However, he said the tickets would be distributed on the district level through mutual consultation. He said in case of any disagreement over award of ticket in any district the central leadership would take the final decision.

Mr Khan said the recommendations made by the district cabinets of MMA about the award of tickets would be sent to the provincial leadership for endorsement.

He said religious seminaries were the forts of Islam and they would not let anyone to target them.

Referring to the bombing of a seminary in Kunduz province of Afghanistan, the JI leader regretted that the leadership of Muslim Ummah lacked the vision to tackle serious challenges.