Mardan becomes Pakistan’s first power theft-free city

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Mardan on Wednesday declared loadshedding-free city under the “Zero-Theft, Zero-Loadshedding” initiative launched by the power division. Mardan had been facing power outages for more than six hours a day. Secretary Power Division Rashid Langrial launched “The Mardan Model” in Islamabad on Wednesday, under which there will be no loadshedding in the city as the power theft has ended and recoveries have also improved in the region.