{"id":53236,"date":"2022-07-28T09:30:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T04:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/?p=53236"},"modified":"2022-07-28T01:44:09","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T20:44:09","slug":"tear-gas-fired-as-ajk-residents-protest-against-hiked-electricity-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pni.net.pk\/en\/kashmir-latest-news\/tear-gas-fired-as-ajk-residents-protest-against-hiked-electricity-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Tear gas fired as AJK residents protest against hiked electricity bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALAKOT, Jammu and Kashmir \u2013 July 27 (ONLINE) Police fired tear gas shells towards protesters Tuesday as protest demonstrations and rallies were carried out across the Poonch districtof Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) against massive electricity bills.<\/p>\n<p>Spokesperson to the AJK\u2019s Prime Minister, Irfan Ashraf however denied any such action taken by police. \u201cAJK PM\u2019s foremost priority is safeguarding public\u2019s interest. Sardar Tanvir Ilyas is taking every possible step to provide relief to bewildered masses,\u201d Ashraf said in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the spokesperson said PM Tanvir Ilyas Khan had decided against adding up the power tariff in any capacity. \u201cEvent taking place at Thorar is shameful,\u201d he said, pointing towards the ruckus between protesters and the AJK police.<\/p>\n<p>However on the other end, sources said fierce protests have been going on throughout the district Poonch against hiked electricity prices and heavenly taxes imposed by the AJK government. Video footages showed police firing tear gas and angry protesters putting a police van on fire on late Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>It is pertinent to mention here that despite needing only 400 Mega Watts of electricity to become load-shedding free zone, and currently producing up to 3000 Mega Watts of electricity, load shedding has been a dire problem of the people of AJK. <\/p>\n<p>Protests and sit ins have been carried out in Poonch\u2019s Rawalakot, Hajira, Khaigala and many other areas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RAWALAKOT, Jammu and Kashmir \u2013 July 27 (ONLINE) Police fired tear gas shells towards protesters Tuesday as protest demonstrations and rallies were carried out across the Poonch districtof Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) against massive electricity bills. 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