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Lesco’s on-duty lineman dies

By Our Correspondent
May 05, 2026
The representational image shows two linemen in Pakistan engaged in essential power infrastructure maintenance. — The News/File
The representational image shows two linemen in Pakistan engaged in essential power infrastructure maintenance. — The News/File

LAHORE: A Lesco lineman died after sustaining injuries in an on-duty accident in Kot Abdul Malik subdivision.

According to a press release, the lineman - Obaid-ur-Rehman was injured while performing official duties and later died at Wapda Hospital. 

The union leaders, including Khurshid Ahmed of the Hydro Union CBA and Usama Tariq of the Lesco Workers Union, expressed grief over the incident.