Upper Chitral residents to pay bills locally

PESHAWAR: On the directives of NWFP Minister for Population Weflare Saleem Khan, the consumers of Upper Chitral will have the facility of paying electricity bills at local branch of post offices. Earlier, the residents of the far-flung areas of Upper Chitral had to travel long enough to the specific branches of scheduled banks to pay the electricity bills. To pay a bill of almost Rs 50 or Rs100, the people of the far-flung areas had to spend three to four hundred rupees every month in respect of travel charges which caused great trouble for the poor masses of the area besides the wastage of time.

The people of the area have expressed pleasure and thanked the provincial minister for taking keen interest in solving their problems. On this occasion, the provincial minister in a statement issued from Peshawar said solving the basic problems of the people of Chitral was the top-most priority of the present government for which he would strive at every level. The minister appreciated the efforts of Post Master General and Managing Director SHYDO in resolving the issues of the consumers of Upper Chitral.--PPI