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Summary The Peshawar Electric Supply Company will establish new force to control electricity theft.
According to the sources, the central government has approved the establishment of a new Wapda force for stopping electricity theft in the areas operated by Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO).Sources said that provincial government has also made approval for the force, namely Wapda force, to control theft of electricity.After the approval, the cases of electricity theft will be viable to be presented before the courts.The government of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa will appoint police officers of SP-cadre in the PESCO Headquarter. PESCO will provide salaries and perks to the members of the Wapda force.In the next stage, special force will also be appointed for TESCO.
