MINGORA: Residents of different areas of Mingora city on Wednesday held a protest demonstration against prolonged power outages and non-repair of faulty transformers.

The protesters, including children, gathered at Nishat chowk from different areas of the city, including Barama, Haji Baba, Malookabad, Panja Khan, and Serai areas, and staged a sit-in there, blocking the road to traffic for over an hour.The protesters shouted slogans against Pesco and demanded of the overnment to reduce loadshedding duration.

The protesters also demonstrated outside the Wapda house.

Later, the protesters dispersed when Swat additional assistant commissioner assured them of taking up the issue with the concerned officials.

Also in the day, a person was shot at and injured over a water dispute at Baz Khela, Matta. Police identified the injured as Ihsanullah. — Correspondent