Four children got electrocuted Sunday night in Shikarpur after high-tension wires fell on them in Dawan Shah Muhalla, authorities said. The minors, brought to the Civil Hospital in critical condition for burn injuries, were hit by the wires that fell above their home. Their family and neighbours staged a protest against the incident, chanting against Sukkur Electric […]
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Govt fails to curb fatalities in state-owned DISCOs jurisdiction
KARACHI: With an alarming 147 fatalities during 2016-17, the government has evidently failed to curb electrocution incidents in the jurisdiction of state-owned power distribution companies (DISCOs). According to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority’s (NEPRA) latest Performance Evaluation Report, number of fatalities has increased in four state-owned DISCOs in comparison with preceding year. As […]