HANGU: The weekly holidays for Local Government (LG) employees have been suspended in Hangu, with Saturday and Sunday declared working days, according to an official notification.
The Assistant Director of Local Government and Rural Development Hangu ordered the offices to remain open on September 26 and 27, directing all Village and Neighbourhood Council secretaries and Class-IV employees to report for duty.
According to the notification, strict disciplinary action will be taken against officers and employees who remain absent from duty in violation of the orders.
All concerned staff have also been instructed to share photographs showing their attendance along with the date as proof of their presence at work.
The notification further stated that sanitary workers and sweepers would remain deployed in the field on Sunday, September 27, to perform their duties.
PESCO Cancels Weekend Holidays for Special Recovery Drive
Meanwhile, the Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) has declared Saturday and Sunday as working days to accelerate and strengthen its electricity bill recovery operations, according to an official notification.
PESCO said it has formally decided to ensure the achievement of its electricity dues recovery targets for the fiscal year 2026-27.
Under the notification, all PESCO operational field offices will remain fully functional on Saturday and Sunday, September 26 and 27, with staff assigned to special recovery operations.
To meet the recovery targets, PESCO has directed all Superintending Engineers to establish special recovery teams in their respective circles. Executive Engineers (XENs) and Sub-Divisional Officers (SDOs) will personally lead the operations in the field.
Supervising officers have also been instructed to submit daily reports on recovery operations and progress carried out over the weekend to PESCO’s Chief Commercial Office.
PESCO management has directed all Superintending Engineers to ensure that recovery operations against electricity theft and consumers with outstanding dues are carried out as efficiently and swiftly as possible.
