Islamabad: Pakistan on Tuesday summoned a senior diplomat from the Indian High Commission and registered a strong protest at the alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC).

In a statement, the Foreign Office said that four persons, including two women and a child, suffered “serious injuries” due to “indiscriminate and unprovoked firing” in Danna Sector of LoC on February 3.

“…it was underscored that such senseless Indian acts…further vitiate the tense atmosphere along the LoC and pose a threat to regional peace and stability,” the statement said.

It was also emphasized that by raising tensions along the LoC and the Working Boundary (WB), India cannot divert attention from Kashmir, FO said.

Pakistan called upon the Indian side to respect the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding; investigate this and other incidents of deliberate ceasefire violations and maintain peace along the LoC and the WB, it said.

New Power Schedule To Be Announced Once Transmission Line Is Made Operational: CE PDD

BY: Owais Gul

Srinagar: The power crisis in Kashmir would likely come to an end by the end of next week as the much-hyped Alesteng grid station is all set to be commissioned after a week, officials said on Tuesday.

Officials in Power Development Department (PDD) said that the work over the Alesteng grid station is in final stage.

Notably, the grid station that is set to be commissioned was constructed at the cost of around Rs 109 crore. The Alesteng transmission line would provide additional 280 MW electricity to the Valley which would play a significant role in minimizing the wide gap between the region’s demand and supply, officials said.

Chief Engineer Power Development Department (PDD), Transmission, Hashmat Qazi told KNO that it would take almost a week now to commission the Alesteng grid station, saying that they are currently going ahead with the testing of line.

He said that the power shortage in Kashmir will come to an end soon after the transmission line is commissioned.

The people across Kashmir at present have been complaining about erratic power supply while the PDD Chief Engineer, Aijaz Ahmad Dar said that the frequent power cuts are the outcome of the overloading by the consumers.

Asked about change in power schedule in Kashmir, Dar said that a new power schedule will be announced in Kashmir once the Alesteng grid station is commissioned after one week. It is worth to mention here that completion of Alesteng grid station missed multiple deadlines so far.

Earlier on December 01, 2019, the Jammu and Kashmir administration had stated that Alesteng grid station will be commissioned by the need of December 2019.

However, the completion time was extended with officials, saying the grid station will be commissioned by the end of January this year or up to February 10, 2020.