PM orders replacing Chitral's outdated power grid with modern system.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday directed the authorities concerned to replace the outdated power grid of Chitral with modern infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted of electricity to residents.

He asked the Ministry of Power to collaborate with Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Board and devise a strategy in this regard.

Chairing a high-level meeting to address the problems of electricity in Chitral, the prime minister directed Minister for Power Khurram Dastagir Khan, and the Secretary Power Division to submit a report in this regard after holding a meeting in Peshawar.

PM Sharif also stressed urgent measures to reduce power load-shedding in Chitral.

He said ensuring facilities for the people of far-flung and underprivileged areas was the government's top priority.

The meeting was attended by Power Minister Khurram Dastagir Khan...

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