Power supply to Parliament Lodges, ECP, Pak Secretariat, other institutions disconnected
Abid Sher Ali ordered IESCO to disconnect electricity supply to 18 government institutions.
(Web Desk) - Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) has disconnected electricity supply to the Parliament Lodges, Election Commission of Pakistan, Pak Secretariat, Supreme Court and other government institutions in Islamabad for non-payment of bills, Dunya News reported on Tuesday.
The order to disconnect power supply was issued by Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali.
Ealier today, Abid Sher Ali said that an across the board campaign has been started against the power theft and defaulters.The prime minister has given the Ministry of Water and power the time of one month to recover the receivables and check the power pilferage.
The minister said that electricity will only be given to the consumers paying their bills, adding that an effective policy is being evolved to reduce duration of power cuts.
He said that areas reported for major line losses will face increased power cuts.
Abid Sher also said that chief executives will be removed if they failed to tackle power theft and did not make recoveries at the earliest.
On the other hand, Supreme Court Registrar ordered the PWD to immediately pay the Rs3.5 million electricity bills. Later, Supreme Court’s electricity supply was restored on the orders of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
