Sindh PA to take up resolution against NEPRA

A resolution has been tabled in the Sindh Assembly against the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority's (NEPRA) decision, which will be discussed in detail in the House on Tuesday (today).

The resolution has been supported by the Sindh government. Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon unequivocally said that the Constitution does not allow electricity distribution companies to impose collective punishment on people.

During the Sindh Assembly session on Monday, MQM member Amir Siddiqui tabled the resolution, stating that NEPRA's July 18 decision to collect Rs50 billion from the people of Karachi is unjust. He said that NEPRA has no right to punish an entire area for one person's theft. He said that K-Electric (KE)has failed to collect bills, and this has not stopped electricity theft, yet the punishment is being meted out to the people who pay their bills regularly.

Sharjeel said that KE's inability to collect bills is not a new issue and that NEPRA's decision to allow KE to collect Rs50 billion from Karachiites is unjust.