Load-shedding to affect exam results: Parents

Load-shedding to affect exam results: Parents F.P. Report
PESHAWAR: The spate of eight to ten hours power load-shedding continues in the Provincial metropolis causing great problems to the people besides paralyzing the routine life activities. The long hours and unannounced power outages were also adversely affecting the students in Peshawar district and other parts of NWFP as examinations of Matric and other classes are underway. Both the students and their parents have expressed fear that load-shedding could affect the results as their studies were affected due to power outages.Students of Matric exams were also being affected as electricity in the exam centres disappears for hours during their papers’ timings. Prolonged power cuts have become a routine matter in city and other districts of Province. Meanwhile, residents of Peshawar and its adjoining areas are experiencing power outages after every two hour, causing severe difficulties to people to carry on with their routine matters. Besides, there were also complaints of low voltage in some parts which caused damages to electrical appliances. The affected areas include Gulbahar, Rashidabad, Jehangirabad, University Town, Hayatabad, Nishtarabad, Sadder, Cantt., Gulberg, Nothia and others. The frequent hours-long electricity breakdowns have made the life miserable for residents of Peshawar and adjoining areas. Citizens have demanded of the government to take measures to end the load-shedding.