Shamsul-Amin Pirzada
LANDIKOTAL: The residents of Wali Khel in Landikotal in Khyber tribal district Sunday announced their refusal to vaccinate their children against poliovirus to record their protest against load shedding.
A social activist and resident of Wali Khel, Ajmal Khan Afridi accused the local administration and Tesco officials were not interested in solving the electricity issue in the area. He said Tesco officials had promised to start a new separate feeder in Landikotal grid station for the area but they could not so far.
One of the protesters said due to power cuts the area people suffer potable water shortage as all tube wells operate on electricity. He further said that as long as they have no electricity they would not vaccinate their children against polio.
He said they have compelled them to take extreme steps after the electricity was shut down for days in Wali Khel and other areas in Landikotal.
Later, a Tesco official Wilayat Khan held talks with protesters and assured them that they would soon start work on the new feeder and it would be completed in a month.
The protesters ended their boycott after a successful negotiation.
