Month: October 2021

NAUNDERO: Pole Mounted Transformers (PMTs) of over 10 localities were removed by the local SEPCO authorities here on Friday.

In this connection, residents and shopkeepers of Eid Gah Muhalla held a protest demonstration at Benazir Bhutto Press Club. They were holding paid bills of their electricity in their hands and alleged that corrupt SEPCO SDO Sajjad Memon had removed links of their PMT despite the fact that they had cleared their monthly bills.

They said that almost every meter holder was subjected to extra detection charges by the local SEPCO SDO allegedly to cover his massive corruption. They said that 11000 KV links of more than 10 PMTs had been removed in Naundero which was high-handedness. They said electricity supply was put off for 20 hours in the town due to rain but there was nobody to inquire why the consumers suffered a lot despite paying bills.

They further alleged that almost all the local SEPCO employees are having assets beyond their means which should be thoroughly probed as to how they earned them. SDO Sajjad Memon said that recovery from the PMTs is very low hence he cannot allow uninterrupted power supply adding until and unless revenue is increased the PMTs will remain closed. He however failed to explain why the power supply remained off for 20 hours after rain.

NOSHKI: Collectorate of Customs Balochistan claimed to have seized huge quantity of foreign goods in different operations conducted in Noshki and Manikhuwa areas of the province on Friday.

According to a statement issued by the media cell of Collectorate of Customs, Balochistan, staff of customs seized foreign clothes, black teac, green tea, crockery, toothpaste and cosmetics in an operation conducted at customs check post, Noshki. Separately, large quantities of foreign tyres were recovered from two Suzuki pickup vehicles at customs check post Manikhuwa.

The value of the seized foreign gears, which was to be smuggled to the interior of the country, was reported to be Rs.5 crore. Operations were conducted in compliance with the directives of Irfan Javed, Collector Customs, Umer Shafique, Additional Collector by Assistant Collector Yousaf Marri, Superintendent, Salim Mandokhail, Inspector Asghar Kakar, Inspector Rafique, Inspector Ejaz, Inspector Fahad and Inspector Qurban Ali.